Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गत्वा कृत्वा प्रासादमुत्तमम् । मम रूपं प्रतिष्ठाप्य कुरुपूजा यथोचिताम् । येन तत्र निजं तेजो धारयामि तवार्थतः

Transliteration

tasmāttatra drutaṃ gatvā kṛtvā prāsādamuttamam | mama rūpaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya kurupūjā yathocitām | yena tatra nijaṃ tejo dhārayāmi tavārthataḥ

Translation

অতএব সেখানে দ্রুত গিয়ে উৎকৃষ্ট প্রাসাদ (মন্দির) নির্মাণ করো, আমার রূপ প্রতিষ্ঠা করো এবং যথাবিধি পূজা করো; যাতে তোমার কল্যাণার্থে আমি সেখানে নিজের দিব্য তেজ ধারণ করি।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; तद्-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी एकवचनरूपम्, हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

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

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Prakarana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रासादम्: a temple/mansion
• प्रासादम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent; best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• रूपम्: form; image
• रूपम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुन्-समकक्षः क्त्वार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive in -ya), ‘having installed/established’

• कुरु: do; perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यथोचिताम्: as is proper
• यथोचिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + उचित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त (PPP) from वच्/उच्? (उचित = proper) used adjectivally; अव्ययीभाव-भावः ‘यथा’ उपपदसम्बन्ध (as is proper)

• येन: by which; so that
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

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

• निजम्: own
• निजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तेजः: splendor; energy
• तेजः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (तेजः = acc.sg. of तेजस्)

• धारयामि: I bear; I maintain
• धारयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अर्थतः: for the sake of; in respect of
• अर्थतः: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्थतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (in the sense of/for the sake of)

Speaker

Deva (contextually Śiva/Śūlin, instructing Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra is instructed to hurry to Hāṭakeśvara, build a splendid temple, install the deity’s form, and perform proper worship so the deity’s radiance remains established there.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara (implied by context)
• Vāsava/Indra (implied listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are sustained through dharmic action—temple building, proper installation, and regular worship anchor divine grace for the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in Ānarta, where a temple and installed form are to be established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construct a prāsāda (temple), perform pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of the deity’s form, and offer pūjā according to rule.