Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

चमत्कारपुरे न्यस्तः स्थानेऽस्मिन्विप्रगौरवात् । येन सिध्यंति कार्याणि सर्वेषां च द्विजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

camatkārapure nyastaḥ sthāne'sminvipragauravāt | yena sidhyaṃti kāryāṇi sarveṣāṃ ca dvijanmanām

Translation

Demi penghormatan kepada para Brāhmaṇa, ia ditetapkan di Camatkārapura, tepat di tempat ini. Melalui dirinya, segala urusan semua dvija (yang dua kali lahir) mencapai keberhasilan.

Word by Word

• चमत्कारपुरे: in Camatkāra-pura
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘चमत्कारस्य पुरम्’ = city named Camatkāra); अधिकरण

• न्यस्तः: placed, deposited
• न्यस्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + अस्/स्यन्द्? (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त); प्रातिपदिक ‘न्यस्त’
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) from √न्यस् (नि+अस्/स्यस् ‘to place/lay down’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (यः)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्रगौरवात्: due to reverence for brāhmaṇas
• विप्रगौरवात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘विप्रस्य गौरवम्’ = reverence for brāhmaṇas); हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• सिध्यन्ति: are accomplished, succeed
• सिध्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद/परस्मैपद-प्रयोगः (सिध्यति commonly Ā); here बहुवचन

• कार्याणि: tasks, affairs
• कार्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (द्विजन्मनाम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• द्विजन्मनाम्: of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas etc.)
• द्विजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘द्विः जन्म यस्य’ = twice-born, brāhmaṇa etc.)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (associated kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal installation (pratiṣṭhā) scene in Camatkārapura: the revered brāhmaṇa is ceremonially seated/established; townsmen and dvijas witness; ritual vessels, garlands, and a sanctified platform indicate ‘this very spot’.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place becomes spiritually potent when founded upon reverence for dharma and the guardians of Vedic tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura, described as a place of siddhi (successful accomplishment) for the twice-born.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is detailed; the verse emphasizes vipra-gaurava (honoring Brāhmaṇas) as the cause of efficacy.