Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

यो मामत्र स्थितं मर्त्यः पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः । तस्याहं संप्रदास्यामि चित्तस्थं सकलं फलम्

Transliteration

yo māmatra sthitaṃ martyaḥ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi cittasthaṃ sakalaṃ phalam

Translation

„Jeder Sterbliche, der Mich hier, wo Ich an diesem Ort weile, in Hingabe verehrt, dem werde Ich in Fülle die ganze Frucht gewähren, die in seinem Herzen ruht.“

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थितम्: present/standing
• स्थितम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘standing/being present’ (qualifies माम्)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

• भक्तितः: from devotion/devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — Feminine, Ablative, Singular; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘out of devotion’

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (of him)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative, Singular

• संप्रदास्यामि: will bestow
• संप्रदास्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + सम्+प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 1st person, Singular

• चित्तस्थम्: dwelling in (his) mind/heart’s desire
• चित्तस्थम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः: चित्ते स्थितम् (situated in the mind/desired)

• सकलम्: entire/all
• सकलम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context of promises about the liṅga)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General pilgrims/mortals (martyāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity speaks from/through the liṅga, promising fulfilment to any mortal who worships with devotion; a pilgrim offers flowers and lamp, eyes closed in prayer.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Devotee (martya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship at a sanctified seat of Śiva is portrayed as directly efficacious—merit answers sincere inner aspiration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The particular liṅga-tīrtha of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 30, where Śiva is said to be specially present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) performed with bhakti at the liṅga in that place.