Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा चमत्कारः प्रतापवान् । प्रासादं निर्ममे ताभ्यां कैलासशिखरोपमम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare rājā camatkāraḥ pratāpavān | prāsādaṃ nirmame tābhyāṃ kailāsaśikharopamam

Translation

Cependant, le puissant roi Camatkāra fit bâtir pour ces deux-là un palais semblable au sommet du Kailāsa.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (locative demonstrative)

• अन्तरे: in the interval/meanwhile
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-शब्दः

• राजा: the king
• राजा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चमत्कारः: Camatkāra (name)
• चमत्कारः: सम्बन्ध/अपादान-रहितः (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; राज्ञः नाम (proper noun)

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• प्रतापवान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रासादम्: a palace
• प्रासादम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• निर्ममे: built, constructed
• निर्ममे: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two (women)
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; साधन/सहकारक-प्रयोगः

• कैलासशिखरोपमम्: like the peak of Kailāsa
• कैलासशिखरोपमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैलास-शिखर-उपम (प्रातिपदिक; components: कैलास + शिखर + उपम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उपमान-निर्देशः)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā (in Mahodaya-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful king oversees the raising of a gleaming multi-storied prāsāda, its white stone and soaring tiers likened to Kailāsa’s peak; artisans, banners, and ritual consecration elements surround the structure in a sacred kṣetra setting.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rājā Camatkāra
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred persons and holy places through construction and patronage is portrayed as a righteous royal duty and a means of sanctifying the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse situates the sanctification of a local kṣetra in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the exact site-name is clarified in the surrounding verses (e.g., Ambāvṛddhā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it highlights dhārmic patronage—building a sacred residence/structure.