Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवः स्वमेव भवनं गतः । तारकश्चापि संहृष्टस्तथैवनिज मन्दिरम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevaḥ svameva bhavanaṃ gataḥ | tārakaścāpi saṃhṛṣṭastathaivanija mandiram

Translation

یوں فرما کر مہادیو اپنے ہی دھام کو لوٹ گئے۔ تارک بھی خوش ہو کر اسی طرح اپنے مندر نما محل کی طرف واپس چلا گیا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: महा+देव

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); भवनम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• भवनम्: house, abode
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also)

• संहृष्टः: delighted, overjoyed
• संहृष्टः: Kriya (Action/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in that manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• निज: his own
• निज: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्दिरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मन्दिरम्: palace, residence
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Māhātmya section)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two departures: Mahādeva withdraws to His luminous abode; Tāraka, elated, returns to his fortified palace-temple, already imagining conquest.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śiva
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic conflicts unfold under divine order—Śiva’s words set events in motion, and all return to their destined stations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the specific tīrtha is contextual to Adhyāya 70’s broader narration rather than named in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a narrative transition.