Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

मा त्वं भूमिपशार्दूल कार्यचिन्तां करिष्यसि । अस्मिन्वासं सदात्रैव लिंगे कर्तास्मि नित्यशः

Transliteration

mā tvaṃ bhūmipaśārdūla kāryacintāṃ kariṣyasi | asminvāsaṃ sadātraiva liṃge kartāsmi nityaśaḥ

Translation

Ô tigre parmi les rois, ne te tourmente pas pour cette tâche. Dans ce liṅga même, Je demeurerai à jamais—toujours, sans défaillance.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूमिपशार्दूल: O tiger among rulers (mighty king)
• भूमिपशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + पशु + अर्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (भूमेः पशूनाम् अर्दूलः—श्रेष्ठः)

• कार्यचिन्ताम्: worry about the task
• कार्यचिन्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य चिन्ता)

• करिष्यसि: you will do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वासम्: dwelling; residence
• वासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कर्ता: doer; maker
• कर्ता: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नित्यशः: continually
• नित्यशः: Kala (Frequency/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/कालवाचक (always; continually)

Speaker

Aśarīrī Vāṇī (heavenly/bodiless voice; conveying Śiva’s assurance)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king (bhūmipa-śārdūla)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The heavenly voice addresses the king as ‘tiger among kings’; the king’s worry dissolves; the liṅga stands central, subtly radiant, suggesting the promised indwelling.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūmipaśārdūla (King)
• Liṅga
• Vāsa (divine residence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence is not uncertain when established through dharma; the Lord assures continuous accessibility to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga at the Nāgarakhaṇḍa sacred place where Śiva promises perpetual residence (Acaleśvara context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The emphasis is on confidence in consecration and ongoing worship; no additional rite is newly specified here.