Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एकतो वैनतेयश्च वृषभश्चान्यतोऽभवत् । वामतो मेघवर्णाभो देहोऽश्मनिचयोपमः

Transliteration

ekato vainateyaśca vṛṣabhaścānyato'bhavat | vāmato meghavarṇābho deho'śmanicayopamaḥ

Translation

Một bên là Vainateya (Garuḍa), còn bên kia hiện ra Con Bò (Nandin). Bên trái, thân Ngài rực sáng sắc mây, tựa như một khối đá lớn.

Word by Word

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (on one side)

• वैनतेयः: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वृषभः: the bull
• वृषभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्यतः: on the other side
• अन्यतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (on the other side)

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वामतः: on the left
• वामतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (to the left)

• मेघवर्णाभः: having the hue of clouds
• मेघवर्णाभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘मेघवर्णस्य आभा यस्य’ (cloud-colored in appearance)

• देहः: the body
• देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अश्मनिचयोपमः: like a pile of rocks
• अश्मनिचयोपमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + निचय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अश्मनिचयस्य उपमः’ (like a heap of stones)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the chapter; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The composite deity is flanked or accompanied by Garuḍa on one side and Nandin on the other; the left half is cloud-dark like a rock-mass, emphasizing powerful solidity.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Nandin (Bull of Śiva)
• Harihara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine unity is expressed through shared emblems; what seems divided outwardly is one reality inwardly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not identified in this verse; it describes the manifested form within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.