Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ये त्वां शिलागतं विष्णुं पूजयिष्यंति मानवाः । तेषां सुचिन्तितां सिद्धिं भक्तानां संप्रयच्छसि

Transliteration

ye tvāṃ śilāgataṃ viṣṇuṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti mānavāḥ | teṣāṃ sucintitāṃ siddhiṃ bhaktānāṃ saṃprayacchasi

Translation

ಶಿಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾದ ವಿಷ್ಣುರೂಪನಾದ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಯಾರು ಪೂಜಿಸುವರೋ, ಅವರ ಶುಭಸಂಕಲ್ಪಗಳ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ನೀನೇ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸುವೆ; ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ಯಶಸ್ಸನ್ನು ನೀನೇ ನೀಡುವೆ.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• śilā-gatam: gone into/manifest in stone
• śilā-gatam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śilā (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śilāyāṃ gataḥ)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु, णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिजन्त (causative) धातुरूपम्

• mānavāḥ: people/humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• su-cintitām: well-thought/desirable
• su-cintitām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + cintita (कृदन्त; √cint धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु + चिन्तिता)

• siddhim: success/attainment
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• saṃprayacchasi: you bestow
• saṃprayacchasi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√yam/√yā (धातु; ‘to give’—प्रयच्छति)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālagrāma

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs pūjā to a dark, smooth Śālagrāma-śilā on a small altar; conch and discus motifs are suggested; lamps glow; offerings are arranged; the deity’s grace is implied as a soft radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śālagrāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through worship of sacred embodiments is met with divine response—rightful aims are fulfilled.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śālagrāma–Gaṇḍakī sacred complex is the implied tīrtha setting for ‘Viṣṇu in stone’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śālagrāma/Viṣṇu worship (pūjā) is directly prescribed as the means for attaining desired spiritual and righteous goals.