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

无论何人得见他们，或供奉礼拜，或赞颂称扬，或稽首致敬，此凡人便离诸罪垢，远一切过失。

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.