Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

मा भूत्संशयस्तेनात्र नाऽप्नुषे संशयात्फलम् । शालिग्रामार्चनपराः शुद्धदेहा विवेकिनः

Transliteration

mā bhūtsaṃśayastenātra nā'pnuṣe saṃśayātphalam | śāligrāmārcanaparāḥ śuddhadehā vivekinaḥ

Translation

So hege hier keinen Zweifel; denn aus Zweifel erlangt man keine Frucht. Wer der Verehrung des Śāligrāma hingegeben ist, wird am Leibe gereinigt und im Geist unterscheidungskräftig.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: सम्बन्ध (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle)

• भूत्: be/occur
• भूत्: क्रिया (Prohibitive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘भवत्/भवतु’ अर्थे—‘let there be’

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• आप्नुषे: you attain
• आप्नुषे: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्/आप्नु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘प्राप्नोषि’ अर्थे

• संशयात्: from/because of doubt
• संशयात्: अपादान (Cause/Source—because of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शालिग्रामार्चनपराः: devoted to worship of Śālagrāma
• शालिग्रामार्चनपराः: कर्ता (Subject—describing persons)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः ‘शालिग्रामस्य अर्चनम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + ‘पर’ = ‘तत्पर’ (devoted to)

• शुद्धदेहाः: pure-bodied/pure in body
• शुद्धदेहाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘शुद्धः देहः येषाम्’ (also interpretable as bahuvrīhi in sense)

• विवेकिनः: discerning/wise persons
• विवेकिनः: विशेष्य/कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘विवेक’ युक्ताः

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāligrāma

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Inquirer

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage reassures the devotee; a calm altar scene shows Śāligrāma with tulasī, water for abhiṣeka, and a devotee with steady gaze—symbolizing viveka.

Characters & Entities

• Śāligrāma-śilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā sustains spiritual results; persistent doubt undermines the fruit of religious practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse praises the transformative merit of Śāligrāma worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain devotion to Śāligrāma arcana with confidence, avoiding doubt about eligibility and results.