Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सान्निध्यं कुरु देवेश स्थानेऽस्मिन्नित्यदा विभो

Transliteration

sānnidhyaṃ kuru deveśa sthāne'sminnityadā vibho

Translation

O Lord of the gods, O Mighty One—grant Your abiding presence in this place, forever.

Word by Word

• सान्निध्यम्: presence, proximity
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: make, grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nanda (continuing his request)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandāditya-sthāna at Prabhāsa (Māheśvarī-taṭa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Deveśa/Divākara (Sūrya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nanda, still in supplication, asks the radiant Lord to abide forever in that very place; the scene emphasizes the sanctification of the site—icon, bank, and the devotee’s vow-like request.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Sūrya addressed)
• sthāna (sacred place)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion seeks not only personal relief but also enduring sanctity for the benefit of future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request concerns establishing lasting divine presence at Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred sthāna).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied temple/manifestation theology: seeking sānnidhya as the fruit of installation and ongoing worship.