Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

लिंगानां च कृते राजन्विज्ञप्तं तेन रक्षसा । न मया चात्र राजेंद्र आगन्तव्यं कथंचन । रामदेवस्य वाक्येन जंबुद्वीपे न मे गतिः

Transliteration

liṃgānāṃ ca kṛte rājanvijñaptaṃ tena rakṣasā | na mayā cātra rājeṃdra āgantavyaṃ kathaṃcana | rāmadevasya vākyena jaṃbudvīpe na me gatiḥ

Translation

Dan mengenai liṅga-liṅga, wahai raja, rākṣasa itu telah menyampaikan permohonan. Namun, wahai rājendra, aku sama sekali tidak boleh datang ke sini; oleh sabda Dewa Rāma, di Jambūdvīpa tiada gerakku.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गानाम्: of liṅgas
• लिङ्गानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive plural ‘of liṅgas/signs’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृते: for the sake of
• कृते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: हेतु/प्रयोजनार्थे सप्तमी-स्थानीये अव्यय-प्रयोगः; ‘for the sake of’ (genitive + कृते)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• विज्ञप्तम्: was requested, was informed
• विज्ञप्तम्: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु) → विज्ञप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular neuter ‘it was requested/informed’ (impersonal passive sense)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘by him’

• रक्षसा: by the demon
• रक्षसा: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘by the demon’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘by me’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘king of kings’

• आगन्तव्यम्: to be come; should come
• आगन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगन्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्तव्यता/अनिवार्यता), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; gerundive ‘to be come/should come’ (with न = ‘must not come’)

• कथंचन: in any way, at all
• कथंचन: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb) ‘in any way/at all’ (often with negation)

• रामदेवस्य: of Lord Rāma
• रामदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; समासः कर्मधारय (रामः देवः)

• वाक्येन: by the command
• वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘by the word/command’

• जम्बुद्वीपे: in Jambūdvīpa
• जम्बुद्वीपे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बु + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (जम्बोः द्वीपः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular ‘my’

• गतिः: movement, access, going
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular feminine

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa (contextual dialogue; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king) addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rākṣasa petitions about liṅgas; the speaker declares an inability to come due to Rāma’s command, invoking Jambūdvīpa as a boundary—cosmic law overriding local request.

Characters & Entities

• liṅga
• rākṣasa
• Rāma
• Jambūdvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine command and dharma-set boundaries are binding; sacred actions (like liṅga-related duties) proceed within ordained limits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara is strongly implied through mention of liṅgas and “Rāmadeva,” aligning with the Rāmeśvara-Śiva worship tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-related religious purpose is referenced (liṅgānāṃ kṛte), suggesting Śiva-liṅga worship/establishment, though details are not spelled out in this verse.