Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

भगवानुवाच । अद्यप्रभृति मे चात्र लिंगे वासो भविष्यति । त्वं च तद्रूपसंपन्नो विशेषाद्बलवेगभाक्

Transliteration

bhagavānuvāca | adyaprabhṛti me cātra liṃge vāso bhaviṣyati | tvaṃ ca tadrūpasaṃpanno viśeṣādbalavegabhāk

Translation

Le Seigneur dit : «Dès aujourd’hui, Ma demeure sera assurément ici, dans ce liṅga. Et toi aussi tu revêtiras cette forme, et tu seras tout particulièrement doté de force et de vitesse».

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक अव्यय (from today onward)

• मे: my
• मे: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (my) अधिकयुक्त

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• वासः: dwelling/residence
• वासः: Karta (Subject of भविष्यति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तद्रूपसंपन्नः: endowed with that form
• तद्रूपसंपन्नः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of त्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + रूप + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य रूपेण संपन्नः = endowed with that form); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

• विशेषात्: especially
• विशेषात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे “especially”

• बलवेगभाक्: possessing strength and speed
• बलवेगभाक्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of त्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + वेग + भाक् (प्रातिपदिक; भाक् = √भज् (धातु) से ‘भागिन्/भाज्’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बलस्य वेगस्य च भाक् = possessing strength and speed); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

Speaker

Bhagavān (Śiva / Īśāna / Hara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks a decisive boon: the liṅga radiates as if ‘inhabited’; Garuḍa’s body subtly shifts—wings broaden, posture becomes powerful—signifying bestowed bala and vega.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace sanctifies geography: the Lord agrees to abide in a liṅga, turning the site into a perpetual refuge, while also uplifting the devotee’s capacity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s liṅga-tīrtha is glorified by Śiva’s declaration of nitya-vāsa (permanent residence) in that liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The theological basis for liṅga-worship at a particular sthala: Śiva’s affirmed presence in the installed liṅga from that day onward.