Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

वांछितान्मनसा सर्वान्कलिकालेऽपि संस्थिते

Transliteration

vāṃchitānmanasā sarvānkalikāle'pi saṃsthite

Translation

心に願うすべては——たとえカリの時代がなお続くとしても——

Word by Word

• वाञ्छितान्: desired, wished-for (ones)
• वाञ्छितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (वाञ्छ् धातु + क्त प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कलि-काले: in the Kali age/time
• कलि-काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलियुगस्य काले)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (emphatic/also/even)

• संस्थिते: when (it is) present/established
• संस्थिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थित (स्था धातु + सम् उपसर्ग + क्त प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (स्थिते = being present/established)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing; verse is a continuation of the prior statement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Īśāna Śiva (contextual continuation)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in a troubled Kali-age setting—dusty road, weary faces—yet reaching a luminous Śiva shrine where wishes are calmed and sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga (Kali age)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya emphasizes accessibility: divine grace at the tīrtha remains effective even in Kali-yuga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually, the same Hāṭakeśvara sacred region and its presiding Īśāna Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated; it completes the promise attached to devotional worship mentioned just before.