Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एतास्तु मूर्तयोऽस्माकं स्थास्यंत्यत्रैव सर्वदा । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां हिताय द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

etāstu mūrtayo'smākaṃ sthāsyaṃtyatraiva sarvadā | sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ hitāya dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

«Estas manifestaciones nuestras permanecerán aquí mismo por siempre, oh el mejor de los dos veces nacidos, para el bienestar de todos los mundos».

Word by Word

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• मूर्तयः: forms
• मूर्तयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थास्यन्ति: will remain
• स्थास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• लोकानाम्: of worlds / of people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (कृदन्त; धा-धातु with नि/हि? lexicalized)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (हित), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Rudra/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-hrada (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamas (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord assures brāhmaṇas that the manifestations will remain here forever for the welfare of all worlds; the scene emphasizes calm authority and inclusive blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Mūrtayaḥ (forms)
• Dvija-sattama (best of Brahmins)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine installations at sacred sites are portrayed as acts of universal compassion (loka-hita).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context is the ‘here’ of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports worship of the abiding mūrtis for communal and cosmic welfare.