Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । ममापि पार्थ तत्रास्ति मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मणकाम्यया । तत्र नाहं त्यजाम्यंग च्छत्रदण्डविभूषिताम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | mamāpi pārtha tatrāsti mūrtirbrāhmaṇakāmyayā | tatra nāhaṃ tyajāmyaṃga cchatradaṇḍavibhūṣitām

Translation

那罗陀言：“噢，帕尔塔，在彼处亦有我自身之显现，为婆罗门所希求。亲爱的，在那里我不舍离那形相——以伞盖与杖为庄严。”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ

• पार्थ: O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: is / exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मूर्तिः: form, image
• मूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणकाम्यया: by/through (that which is) desired by brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणकाम्यया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (ब्राह्मणस्य काम्या) ‘desired by/for brāhmaṇas’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्यजामि: abandon / leave
• त्यजामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अङ्ग: O dear / indeed
• अङ्ग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्ग (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन/निपात (vocative particle; emphasis)

• छत्रदण्डविभूषिताम्: adorned with umbrella and staff
• छत्रदण्डविभूषिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छत्र + दण्ड + विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘(छत्रेण दण्डेन च) विभूषिता’

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (Pārtha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, holding vīṇā, points out a revered standing mūrti at a tīrtha; the icon is distinguished by a white umbrella (chatra) and a staff (daṇḍa), with brāhmaṇas gathered in reverent expectation while Arjuna listens.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are understood to hold enduring divine presences; devotion and the aspirations of the righteous (especially brāhmaṇas) are honored there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “there” (tatra) continuing the prior chapter’s locale; the exact site name is not repeated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it asserts the presence of a worship-worthy manifestation (mūrti) associated with Nārada.