Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच भगवांस्तस्मात्स्थानान्महत्तरम् । स्थानं दास्यामि सर्वासां पृथक्त्वेन शुभावहम्

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca bhagavāṃstasmātsthānānmahattaram | sthānaṃ dāsyāmi sarvāsāṃ pṛthaktvena śubhāvaham

Translation

Alors le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : «Plus grand que ce lieu, je vous accorderai à toutes des demeures distinctes, chacune porteuse d’auspice.»

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरम् अर्थे) — indeclinable adverb

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — Pronoun, Ablative singular

• स्थानात्: from the place
• स्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative singular

• महत्तरम्: greater
• महत्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• स्थानम्: a place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• दास्यामि: I shall give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Simple future, 1st person singular

• सर्वासाम्: of all (of you all)
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Feminine, Genitive plural; विशेषण (of ‘mothers’)

• पृथक्त्वेन: separately/with distinctness
• पृथक्त्वेन: Karana (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथक्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• शुभावहम्: bringing auspiciousness
• शुभावहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (आ + वह् धातोः, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘शुभम् आवहति’ = bringing auspiciousness

Speaker

Bhagavān (Rudra/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively, gesturing outward as if revealing a map of sacred abodes; the Mothers receive separate luminous ‘seats’ or shrines, each radiating auspicious light.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra/Śiva
• Mātṛkās
• Sthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is consciously structured by divine will; properly assigned abodes generate śubha (auspiciousness) for the region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya account (Adhyāya 106), praising the idea of multiple auspicious sthānas within the sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it establishes a framework for distinct shrines/abodes that would naturally become loci for worship.