Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मोकारः पृथिवी बीजो विश्वामित्रसमन्वितः । रक्तवर्णो महातेजा धनदो विनियोजितः

Transliteration

mokāraḥ pṛthivī bījo viśvāmitrasamanvitaḥ | raktavarṇo mahātejā dhanado viniyojitaḥ

Translation

حرفِ “مو” کو پِرتھوی-بیج (زمین کا بیج) کہا گیا ہے، جو رِشی وِشوامِتر سے وابستہ ہے۔ یہ سرخ رنگ اور عظیم نور والا ہے؛ اور جب قاعدے کے مطابق برتا جائے تو دولت عطا کرنے والا بنتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• मोकारः: the syllable/letter 'ma/ mo' (mokāra)
• मोकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पृथिवी: earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• बीजः: seed
• बीजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• विश्वामित्रसमन्वितः: associated with Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+√इ/√वृ?; रूढि 'समन्वित' = endowed/associated)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषणम्

• रक्तवर्णः: red-colored
• रक्तवर्णः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तेजस्वी)

• धनदः: giver of wealth
• धनदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• विनियोजितः: appointed/assigned
• विनियोजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नि + √युज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya-narration style in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a temple courtyard performs japa of ‘mo’, visualizing a red, radiant syllable settling into the earth like a seed; Lakṣmī-like abundance (grains, coins, harvest) appears as a dhārmic boon.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-practice is taught as a dhārmic discipline: specific seed-syllables are linked to cosmic elements and sages, and when applied correctly they yield ordained fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but here focuses on bīja-akṣara/nyāsa mapping rather than naming a distinct tīrtha in the single-verse snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The syllable “mo” is prescribed for viniyoga (ritual application), described as an earth-seed connected with Viśvāmitra and used for wealth-bestowing intent.