Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

नैरृत्ये तु त्रिकोणं वै वर्तुलं पश्चिमेन तु । षट्कोणं चैव वायव्ये पद्माकारं तथोत्तरे

Transliteration

nairṛtye tu trikoṇaṃ vai vartulaṃ paścimena tu | ṣaṭkoṇaṃ caiva vāyavye padmākāraṃ tathottare

Translation

جنوبِ مغرب میں مثلث کنڈ بناؤ؛ مغرب میں دائرہ نما کنڈ۔ شمالِ مغرب میں شش گوشہ، اور شمال میں کنول (پدم) کی صورت والا کنڈ قائم کرو۔

Word by Word

• नैरृत्ये: in the southwest
• नैरृत्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-शब्दः (in the southwest)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• त्रिकोणम्: triangular
• त्रिकोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रयः कोणाः यस्य)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वर्तुलम्: circular
• वर्तुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पश्चिमेन: towards the west; on the western side
• पश्चिमेन: Adhikarana (Directional/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-शब्दः (to the west/with the west side)

• तु: and/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• षट्कोणम्: hexagonal
• षट्कोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (षट् कोणाः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• वायव्ये: in the northwest
• वायव्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-शब्दः (in the northwest)

• पद्माकारम्: lotus-shaped
• पद्माकारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य आकारः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-शब्दः (in the north)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four additional fire-pits appear around the ritual center: a triangle in the southwest, a circle in the west, a hexagon in the northwest, and a lotus-petal pit in the north, all aligned on a clean grid.

Characters & Entities

• Southwest (Nairṛtya)
• West
• Northwest (Vāyavya)
• North
• Trikoṇa
• Ṣaṭkoṇa
• Padmākāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Directional discipline in worship reflects the ordered cosmos, turning geography into a mandala of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described through precise ritual cartography of directions and forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construct kuṇḍas by direction: triangular (SW), circular (W), hexagonal (NW), lotus-shaped (N).