Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

जना ऊचुः । एको देवः स्थितश्चात्र सद्यःप्रत्ययकारकः । तथैका देवता चात्र श्रूयते जगती तले

Transliteration

janā ūcuḥ | eko devaḥ sthitaścātra sadyaḥpratyayakārakaḥ | tathaikā devatā cātra śrūyate jagatī tale

Translation

ປະຊາຊົນກ່າວວ່າ: «ຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ມີເທວະພຽງອົງດຽວທີ່ສະຖິດຢູ່ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈທັນທີ (ໃຫ້ຜົນເຫັນໄດ້ໄວ)؛ ແລະຢູ່ເທິງຜິວໂລກນີ້ ຍັງມີເທວະດາຍິງອົງໜຶ່ງທີ່ເລົ່າຂານກັນ»

Word by Word

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकः: one
• एकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• देवः: a god, deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• स्थितः: situated
• स्थितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP: ‘situated/standing’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: ‘here’)

• सद्यःप्रत्ययकारकः: causing immediate conviction
• सद्यःप्रत्ययकारकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय) + pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (कृदन्त; √kṛ + ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (sadyaḥ + pratyaya)-तत्पुरुष + तत्पुरुष (बहुपद-समास): ‘causing immediate conviction’

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थे

• एका: one
• एका: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• देवता: a goddess/deity
• देवता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• श्रूयते: is heard, is said
• श्रूयते: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: ‘is heard/is said’)

• जगती: in the world/earth
• जगती: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• तले: on the surface, on the ground
• तले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

Speaker

Janāḥ (the people)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of townspeople responds in chorus, pointing out that a singular deity is established here with immediate-result fame, and that a particular goddess is also renowned on earth.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (unnamed)
• Devatā (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are praised as living fields of grace where devotion yields swift, confidence-giving results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces a local holy setting later identified as Camatkārapura, famed for an immediately efficacious deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated yet; the verse sets up the reputation of the deity and goddess whose worship will be detailed next.