Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

सत्यवाक्तिष्ठते विप्रश्चमत्कारपुरे शुभे

Transliteration

satyavāktiṣṭhate vipraścamatkārapure śubhe

Translation

Ô brāhmane, l’homme véridique demeure dans la cité de bon augure nommée Camatkārapura.

Word by Word

• satyavāk: truthful speech / one whose speech is true
• satyavāk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + vāk (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, कर्मधारय-समास; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tiṣṭhate: stands; remains
• tiṣṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• vipraḥ: brāhmaṇa
• vipraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• camatkārapure: in the city of Camatkāra
• camatkārapure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तत्पुरुष-समास; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• śubhe: auspicious; splendid
• śubhe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unclear from snippet (narrative voice within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage points the way, naming the auspicious city Camatkārapura as the dwelling place of a truth-speaking person.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a sanctifying power, worthy of being associated with an auspicious sacred city.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is named as an auspicious place where the truth-speaking one resides.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a location-identifying praise statement.