Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तस्य त्वं प्रातरुत्थाय कुरु नित्यं प्रदक्षिणाम् । प्रणामं च ततः सिद्धिं वांछितां समवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

tasya tvaṃ prātarutthāya kuru nityaṃ pradakṣiṇām | praṇāmaṃ ca tataḥ siddhiṃ vāṃchitāṃ samavāpsyasi

Translation

تم ہر روز صبح اٹھ کر اُس (لِنگ) کی باقاعدہ پردکشنا کرو، پھر سجدۂ تعظیم کرو؛ تب تم اپنی مطلوبہ کامیابی حاصل کر لو گے۔

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (liṅga)
• tasya: Sambandha (Of it/of him/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Pronoun, Genitive, Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kala (Time adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the morning)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (having risen)

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person, Singular)

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial usage: always)

• pradakṣiṇām: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• praṇāmam: bow/salutation
• praṇāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereafter; from that)

• siddhim: attainment/success
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• vāṃchitām: desired
• vāṃchitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (कृदन्त; √vāñch)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• samavāpsyasi: you will obtain
• samavāpsyasi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person, Singular)

Speaker

Nandinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bāṇa-pratiṣṭhita Mahāliṅga (forest shrine)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tiger (vyāghra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the tiger performs pradakṣiṇā around the forest liṅga and then prostrates, with the promise of attaining desired siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, consistent acts of devotion at a powerful shrine can transform one’s destiny and grant fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction refers to the great forest Śiva-liṅga established by Bāṇa mentioned in the immediately preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rise at dawn, perform daily pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), and offer praṇāma (prostration) to the Liṅga.