Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

शांतिकं पौष्टिकं नित्यं त्वया कार्यं ममालये । यावत्तिष्ठाम्यहं चात्र प्रसादः क्रियतामिति

Transliteration

śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ nityaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ mamālaye | yāvattiṣṭhāmyahaṃ cātra prasādaḥ kriyatāmiti

Translation

Der König sprach: „In meinem Hause sollst du täglich die śāntika-Riten zur Befriedung und die pauṣṭika-Riten zur Mehrung des Gedeihens vollziehen; solange ich hier verweile, gewähre mir diese Gunst.“

Word by Word

• śāṃtikam: pacificatory rite
• śāṃtikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; (शान्तिकर्म/शान्तिविधि)

• pauṣṭikam: prosperity-promoting rite
• pauṣṭikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṣṭika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पौष्टिककर्म)

• nityam: always, regularly
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• kāryam: to be done, should be performed
• kāryam: Kriyā (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective) ‘कर्तव्यम्/should be done’

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ālaye: in (my) residence/abode
• ālaye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as, until
• yāvat: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; काल-परिमाणवाचक (until/as long as)

• tiṣṭhāmi: I stay, I remain
• tiṣṭhāmi: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष? (न), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• prasādaḥ: favor; gracious offering (prasāda)
• prasādaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अनुग्रह/कृपा/प्रसाद-भोजन)

• kriyatām: let it be done / please do (it)
• kriyatām: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (Quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

Speaker

Ānartādhipati (the king), addressing Śākalya/priests

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jalaśāyī Hari-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a royal camp-residence near the sacred site, a brāhmaṇa prepares a small altar; lamps are lit, offerings arranged, and protective śānti rites begin as the king watches respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• śāṃtika
• pauṣṭika
• temple/ālayā
• king

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained daily worship and śānti rites are portrayed as a dharmic duty that preserves both inner peace and communal well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The deity’s “abode” (mamālaye) at the Jalaśāyī Hari kṣetra, where regular rites are requested.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily performance of śāṃtika (pacification) and pauṣṭika (prosperity) rites in the temple.