Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तिष्ठ त्वमव्यग्रः स्थानेऽत्रैव समाहितः । यावदागमनं तस्य राक्षसस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

tasmāttiṣṭha tvamavyagraḥ sthāne'traiva samāhitaḥ | yāvadāgamanaṃ tasya rākṣasasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Ainsi donc, demeure ici sans trouble, paisible et recueilli en ce lieu même, jusqu’à l’arrivée de ce Rākṣasa magnanime.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतु/तस्मात्-प्रयोगः) = indeclinable ablatival adverb ‘therefore/from that’

• तिष्ठ: stand; stay
• तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अव्यग्रः: unagitated; not distracted
• अव्यग्रः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-व्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘त्वम्’)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/locative adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle)

• समाहितः: composed; concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘त्वम्’)

• यावत्: until; as long as
• यावत्: Kala (Time limit/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालपरिमाण/‘until/as long as’)

• आगमनम्: arrival; coming
• आगमनम्: Kriya-phala/Artha (Event/अर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + अन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as ‘until the arrival’ (event-noun)

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• राक्षसस्य: of the demon
• राक्षसस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘राक्षसस्य’)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm messenger stands within a dimly lit sanctuary precinct, hands folded, posture steady, awaiting the arrival of a formidable yet ‘mahātmā’ rākṣasa; the shrine’s lamps flicker, emphasizing stillness before an impending nocturnal arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa (implied as the great-souled rākṣasa)
• Setu/Rāmeśvara shrine setting

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is sustained by patience and composure; sacred encounters ripen through steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within the Setu/Rāmeśvara tīrtha narrative setting of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes disciplined presence (samāhita-sthiti) at the sacred place.