Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततः क्षेमं समुत्पन्नं क्षेत्रे तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः । अन्येषामपि लोकानां लिंगैस्तैर्लुप्तिमागतैः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṣemaṃ samutpannaṃ kṣetre tatra dvijottamāḥ | anyeṣāmapi lokānāṃ liṃgaistairluptimāgataiḥ

Translation

Alors, ô meilleurs des brāhmaṇas, le bien-être naquit dans ce champ sacré ; tandis que, dans d’autres mondes, ces mêmes liṅga, ayant disparu aux regards, firent naître un sentiment de manque.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereupon, from that
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (ablative adverb)

• kṣemam: welfare, prosperity, safety
• kṣemam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• samutpannam: arisen, produced
• samutpannam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ut + √pad (पद्/उत्पत्तौ) (धातु) → samutpanna (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), कर्तरि-प्रयोगे ‘arose’

• kṣetre: in the field/holy region
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• dvijottamāḥ: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijottamāḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (uttamāḥ dvijāḥ)

• anyeṣām: of others
• anyeṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• lokānām: of worlds/people
• lokānām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• liṃgaiḥ: by signs/marks
• liṃgaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (liṃgaiḥ इत्यस्य)

• luptim: disappearance, loss
• luptim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lupti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āgataiḥ: having reached/attained
• āgataiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √gam (गम्/गतौ) (धातु) → āgata (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), ‘having come/attained’ (luptim āgata)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred field begins to regain harmony; within it, subtle liṅga-forms are sensed/preserved, while in distant realms figures mourn empty pedestals where liṅgas have vanished.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetra
• Liṅgas
• Other worlds (lokas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence concentrated in a kṣetra brings protection and auspiciousness; neglect or displacement leads to spiritual diminishment elsewhere.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed kṣetra of liṅga-manifestation central to Adhyāya 105 in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse frames the kṣetra as a locus of kṣema (auspicious welfare) associated with liṅgas.