Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवं पुनःपुनस्तत्र कृत्वा कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणाम् । द्वारदेशे समासीनं निजघ्नुर्निशितैः शरैः

Transliteration

evaṃ punaḥpunastatra kṛtvā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām | dvāradeśe samāsīnaṃ nijaghnurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

یوں وہ وہاں بار بار پرَدَکشِنا کرتا رہا؛ پھر جب وہ دروازے کے پاس بیٹھ گیا تو انہوں نے تیز تیروں سے اسے چھید ڈالا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्त्यर्थक (repetitive adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• कृत्वा: having done (repeatedly)
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• द्वारदेशे: at the doorway area
• द्वारदेशे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (locative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvārasya deśe)

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Karma (Object person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ√सद्/√आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular); कर्मणि/भावे—‘seated’

• निजघ्नुः: they struck/killed
• निजघ्नुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

Speaker

Rājā (narrating to the Queen)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Near the temple doorway, the figure sits exhausted after many circumambulations; from the side, archers release sharp arrows; the temple lamps and doorway frame the tragic moment.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-mandira (implied)
• dvāra (temple doorway)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated contact with sacred space does not automatically purify if one remains bound to lower impulses; actions still bear consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative centers on a Śiva temple entrance; the tīrtha is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā of the shrine is referenced as the repeated act.