Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सुस्थाने चांतकालश्च ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने । ततोऽहं तेन संप्रोक्ता चमत्कारपुरें शुभे

Transliteration

susthāne cāṃtakālaśca brāhmaṇasya niveśane | tato'haṃ tena saṃproktā camatkārapureṃ śubhe

Translation

(فمنحني) أن يكون وقتي الأخير في موضعٍ صالح، في دارِ براهمن. ثم بعد ذلك وجّهني إلى المدينة المباركة المسماة «تشَمَتْكارابورا».

Word by Word

• सुस्थाने: in a good place
• सुस्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; सु + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

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

• अन्तकालः: the time of death; final time
• अन्तकालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त-काल (प्रातिपदिक; अन्त + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/house
• निवेशने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• ततः: then; from there
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (from there/then)

• अहम्: me / I
• अहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• संप्रोक्ता: was addressed/told
• संप्रोक्ता: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वच् (धातु) → संप्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृ-निर्देशः तृतीया (तेन)

• चमत्कारपुरे: in Camatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार-पुर (प्रातिपदिक; चमत्कार + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying चमत्कारपुरे)

Speaker

Audumbarī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-narrator receives a boon that death will occur in a ‘good place’ within a brāhmaṇa’s home, then is pointed toward the shining city of Camatkārapura; the road ahead feels fated and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Audumbarī
• Camatkārapura
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values an auspicious environment at life’s end, guided by holy instruction toward a sanctified place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is explicitly named as the auspicious destination connected to the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes being placed in a dharmic setting (Brāhmaṇa’s residence) and following guidance to a sacred locale.