Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तव वाक्यामृतैरेभिर्ज्ञानयोगो महानभूत् । तेन त्वं सकलो ज्ञातो मया मूर्तोऽथ मूर्त्तगः

Transliteration

tava vākyāmṛtairebhirjñānayogo mahānabhūt | tena tvaṃ sakalo jñāto mayā mūrto'tha mūrttagaḥ

Translation

تمہارے ان امرت جیسے کلمات سے گیان یوگ کا عظیم راستہ بیدار ہوا۔ اسی کے ذریعے میں نے تمہیں پوری طرح پہچان لیا—مجسم پروردگار، جو مجسم صورت میں ہی سیر کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वाक्य-अमृतैः: by these nectar-like words
• वाक्य-अमृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाक्यानाम् अमृतम्)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• ज्ञान-योगः: the yoga of knowledge
• ज्ञान-योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य योगः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तेन: therefore/thereby
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable usage) अर्थे—‘अतः/तस्मात्’ (therefore/thereby)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• सकलः: entire/complete
• सकलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• ज्ञातः: known/recognized
• ज्ञातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (passive sense)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• मूर्तः: embodied/manifest
• मूर्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• मूर्त्त-गः: one who has taken form/embodied
• मूर्त्त-गः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मूर्त्तं गच्छति/मूर्त्ते गः—‘embodiment-going/embodied one’)

Speaker

Narrator within the story (devotee addressing the deity; likely addressing Śiva/Hara in context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed interlocutor whose ‘amṛta-words’ instruct (likely a sage/descendant figure within the frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/narrator receives ‘nectar-words’ from a revered speaker; a luminous embodied Lord is perceived—either as a radiant deity form or as the divine presence within a moving embodied manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• jñānayoga
• amṛta (nectar)
• manifest deity (mūrta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine teaching (vākyāmṛta) is itself a liberating force, ripening jñānayoga and granting direct recognition of the Lord’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse participates in a tīrtha-glorifying chapter, but no specific site-name appears in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner discipline and knowledge-yoga born from sacred instruction.