Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कृत्वा प्रसादं नः कंचिच्चिंतय सांप्रतम् । उपायं येन तिष्ठामः सौख्येनात्र शिवालये

Transliteration

tasmātkṛtvā prasādaṃ naḥ kaṃcicciṃtaya sāṃpratam | upāyaṃ yena tiṣṭhāmaḥ saukhyenātra śivālaye

Translation

C’est pourquoi, accorde-nous ta grâce et imagine sur-le-champ un moyen par lequel nous pourrons demeurer ici, dans ce sanctuaire de Śiva, en paix et en aisance.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karman (Object of कृत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नः: for us
• नः: Sampradāna (Recipient/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थे (to/for us)

• कंचित्: some
• कंचित्: Karman (Object of चिन्तय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (some/any)

• चिन्तय: consider, devise
• चिन्तय: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सांप्रतम्: now
• सांप्रतम्: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: now/at present)

• उपायम्: means, method
• उपायम्: Karman (Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कंचित्-इत्यस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (by which)

• तिष्ठामः: we may remain/stand
• तिष्ठामः: Kriyā (Subordinate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सौख्येन: with comfort
• सौख्येन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/Instrumental of manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक (with ease/comfort)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• शिवालये: in the temple/abode of Śiva
• शिवालये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शिवस्य आलयः (abode/temple of Śiva)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra requests Śiva’s favor and a practical means to remain comfortably in the Śiva-temple, emphasizing the temple as a protected dwelling.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śiva (implied by Śivālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Stability and well-being in a sacred place are sought through divine grace (prasāda) and right means (upāya), not mere entitlement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate focus is the Śivālaya (Śiva’s holy abode/temple) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha narrative; the specific place-name is not stated in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; it is a supplication for divine guidance and a dharmic solution.