Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यैर्दृष्टैः पूजितै र्वापि स्तुतैर्वाथ नमस्कृतैः । विपाप्मा जायते मर्त्यः सर्वदोषविवर्जितः

Transliteration

yairdṛṣṭaiḥ pūjitai rvāpi stutairvātha namaskṛtaiḥ | vipāpmā jāyate martyaḥ sarvadoṣavivarjitaḥ

Translation

Bất cứ ai được thấy, được thờ phụng, được tán dương hay cúi lạy các Ngài, thì người phàm ấy trở nên lìa tội, sạch mọi lỗi lầm.

Word by Word

• yaiḥ: by whom; by which (ones)
• yaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭaiḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुं/नपुं; तृतीया; बहुवचन; (with yaiḥ)

• pūjitaiḥ: worshipped
• pūjitaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुं/नपुं; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• stutaiḥ: praised
• stutaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुं/नपुं; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक

• atha: and then; and
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (connector)

• namaskṛtaiḥ: saluted; bowed to
• namaskṛtaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: namas-kṛ (धातु; नमस् + कृ)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुं/नपुं; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• vipāpmā: free from sin
• vipāpmā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-pāpman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (to martyaḥ)

• jāyate: becomes; is born (as)
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• martyaḥ: a mortal; a man
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• sarvadoṣavivarjitaḥ: devoid of all faults
• sarvadoṣavivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-doṣa-vi-varjita (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + दोष + विवर्जित)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (varjita); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (to martyaḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a sacred shrine/tīrtha with folded hands; priests offer flowers and water; the devotee performs namaskāra, and a subtle aura of purification surrounds them.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and devotion (worship, praise, salutation) to Rudra in a sacred place are declared to purify and reform the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Rudra-abiding sacred zone within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya sequence (eleven Rudras dwelling ‘here’).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing), pūjā (worship), stuti (hymn/praise), and namaskāra (salutation) are listed as efficacious devotional acts.