Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तस्मात्संक्रमणं लिंगे तावकेऽस्मिन्द्विजोत्तम । करिष्यामि न सन्देहो दिनमेकमसंशयम्

Transliteration

tasmātsaṃkramaṇaṃ liṃge tāvake'smindvijottama | kariṣyāmi na sandeho dinamekamasaṃśayam

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ດວິຊະໂອດຕະມະ, ເຮົາຈະເຂົ້າໄປສະຖິດຢູ່ໃນລິງຄະຂອງເຈົ້ານີ້ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ ເປັນເວລາໜຶ່ງວັນເຕັມ।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति निपातवत् (indeclinable causal ‘therefore’), मूलतः पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपम्

• संक्रमणम्: transition/entry (rite)
• संक्रमणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तावके: your (belonging to you)
• तावके: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गे)

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

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (दिनम्)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-सम्-शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-uttama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhagavān declares he will enter and abide within the brāhmaṇa’s liṅga for one day; the liṅga stands adorned with bilva leaves, garlands, and a dripping abhiṣeka pot.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhagavān)
• Liṅga
• Dvijottama (brāhmaṇa devotee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A liṅga becomes exceptionally potent when the Lord explicitly promises to abide there, validating the site’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga and associated tīrtha of Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 209, where Śiva promises special presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies a consecratory moment—Śiva’s saṁkramaṇa into the liṅga—forming the basis for later worship and pilgrimage merit.