Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे वत्सरंयावद्भवि ष्यंति निरामयाः । तस्मादत्रैव स्थातव्यं सदैव मम वाक्यतः

Transliteration

te sarve vatsaraṃyāvadbhavi ṣyaṃti nirāmayāḥ | tasmādatraiva sthātavyaṃ sadaiva mama vākyataḥ

Translation

Sie alle werden ein ganzes Jahr lang frei von Krankheit bleiben. Darum sollst du, meinem Wort gemäß, hier an diesem Ort für immer verweilen.

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते-विशेषण)

• vatsaram: for a year
• vatsaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as/up to
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Extent marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक)

• bhaviṣyanti: will be
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (Action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• nirāmayāḥ: free from disease
• nirāmayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष/नञ्-तत्पुरुष) = निर् + आमय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते-विशेषण)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Upapatti (Reason/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोगः; ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that’ (ablatival adverb)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण)

• sthātavyam: should stay/remain
• sthātavyam: Vidhi (Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त, विधेय/कर्तव्यता), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः = ‘it should be stayed’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vākyataḥ: according to (my) word
• vākyataḥ: Hetu/Pramāṇa (According to/authority)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘from/according to the word’

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied; addressing the Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhārā Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha proclaims the boon of year-long health; the Devī’s presence settles into the place like a steady light, while devotees rejoice, sensing protection.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Devī
• Pūjā
• Ārogya (health)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observances performed with faith yield tangible well-being, and divine presence is anchored by ṛṣi-vākya (the word of sages).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha connected with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and the Dhārā/Dhārotpatti narrative in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A phala-śruti is given: worshippers gain freedom from illness for a year; additionally, the Devī is instructed to remain at the site.