Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तापसा ऊचुः । यदि तुष्टोसि नो देव यदि यच्छसि वांछितम् । एकादशप्रकारैस्तु सदा स्थेयमिहैव तु

Transliteration

tāpasā ūcuḥ | yadi tuṣṭosi no deva yadi yacchasi vāṃchitam | ekādaśaprakāraistu sadā stheyamihaiva tu

Translation

তপস্বীরা বললেন—হে দেব, যদি আপনি আমাদের প্রতি প্রসন্ন হন এবং কাম্য দান করেন, তবে আপনার একাদশ রূপে চিরকাল এখানেই বিরাজ করুন।

Word by Word

• तापसाः: ascetics
• तापसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष्-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied त्वम्)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• यच्छसि: you grant
• यच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; वाञ्छ्-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• एकादशप्रकारैः: by (the) eleven kinds/forms
• एकादशप्रकारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादश-प्रकार (प्रातिपदिक; एकादश + प्रकार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्थेयम्: should be stayed / should remain
• स्थेयम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङर्थे कर्मणि-भावे/भावे: विधेय-कर्तव्यता; कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘स्थातव्यम्’ इत्यर्थः

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Tāpasāḥ (the ascetics)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetics, serene and resolute, request the Rudras to remain forever; the Rudras’ radiance settles into the landscape, suggesting consecration and permanence.

Characters & Entities

• Tāpasāḥ
• Deva (Rudra/Śiva)
• Ekādaśa-prakāra (eleven forms)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest ‘boon’ sought by the wise is not personal gain but the enduring presence of the Divine at a sacred place for the benefit of all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request is to remain ‘here’ in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed ritual is stated; it is a devotional petition for consecrated, ongoing divine residence.