Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

मा भूत्संशयस्तेनात्र नाऽप्नुषे संशयात्फलम् । शालिग्रामार्चनपराः शुद्धदेहा विवेकिनः

Transliteration

mā bhūtsaṃśayastenātra nā'pnuṣe saṃśayātphalam | śāligrāmārcanaparāḥ śuddhadehā vivekinaḥ

Translation

Qu’il n’y ait donc ici aucun doute, car par le doute on n’obtient pas le fruit. Ceux qui se consacrent au culte du Śāligrāma sont purifiés de corps et doués de discernement.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: सम्बन्ध (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle)

• भूत्: be/occur
• भूत्: क्रिया (Prohibitive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘भवत्/भवतु’ अर्थे—‘let there be’

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• आप्नुषे: you attain
• आप्नुषे: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्/आप्नु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘प्राप्नोषि’ अर्थे

• संशयात्: from/because of doubt
• संशयात्: अपादान (Cause/Source—because of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शालिग्रामार्चनपराः: devoted to worship of Śālagrāma
• शालिग्रामार्चनपराः: कर्ता (Subject—describing persons)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः ‘शालिग्रामस्य अर्चनम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + ‘पर’ = ‘तत्पर’ (devoted to)

• शुद्धदेहाः: pure-bodied/pure in body
• शुद्धदेहाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘शुद्धः देहः येषाम्’ (also interpretable as bahuvrīhi in sense)

• विवेकिनः: discerning/wise persons
• विवेकिनः: विशेष्य/कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘विवेक’ युक्ताः

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāligrāma

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Inquirer

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage reassures the devotee; a calm altar scene shows Śāligrāma with tulasī, water for abhiṣeka, and a devotee with steady gaze—symbolizing viveka.

Characters & Entities

• Śāligrāma-śilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā sustains spiritual results; persistent doubt undermines the fruit of religious practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse praises the transformative merit of Śāligrāma worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain devotion to Śāligrāma arcana with confidence, avoiding doubt about eligibility and results.