Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञया गमिष्यामि द्रष्टुं तद्देवतात्रयम् । मुंडीरं कालनाथं च मूल स्थानं च भास्करम्

Transliteration

pratijñayā gamiṣyāmi draṣṭuṃ taddevatātrayam | muṃḍīraṃ kālanāthaṃ ca mūla sthānaṃ ca bhāskaram

Translation

“Theo lời thệ nguyện của ta, ta sẽ đi chiêm bái bộ Tam Thần ấy—Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha, và Bhāskara tại bản tọa nguyên sơ (mūlasthāna) của Ngài.”

Word by Word

• प्रतिज्ञया: by a vow/promise
• प्रतिज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with a vow)

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Simple future, 1st person singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; Infinitive of purpose

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as determiner in compound-context (that)

• देवता-त्रयम्: the triad of deities
• देवता-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dvigu compound meaning a group of three deities

• मुंडीरम्: Muṇḍīra
• मुंडीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुंडीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper name

• कालनाथम्: Kālanātha (Lord of Time)
• कालनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालनाथः = कालस्य नाथः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• मूलस्थानम्: the original place/seat
• मूलस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (मूलं स्थानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun deity)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper name (Sun)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (the afflicted pilgrim)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (with Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha, Bhāskara-mūlasthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, weakened yet resolute, declares his vow to behold a triad of deities—Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha (liṅga), and Bhāskara at the original seat—against a backdrop of a Gujarati kṣetra with multiple shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Muṇḍīra
• Kālanātha
• Bhāskara
• devatā-traya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow (pratijñā) directed toward darśana of sacred forms anchors the mind and transforms hardship into purposeful dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-circuit of Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha, and Bhāskara’s mūlasthāna is explicitly highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The key prescription is the vow-bound pilgrimage for darśana of the deity-triad; specific rites are not detailed in this verse.