Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

न यास्यामो परं स्थानं स्थास्यामोत्रैव सर्वदा । ईदृशा यत्र विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वे भक्तिसमन्विताः

Transliteration

na yāsyāmo paraṃ sthānaṃ sthāsyāmotraiva sarvadā | īdṛśā yatra viprendrāḥ sarve bhaktisamanvitāḥ

Translation

ഞങ്ങൾ മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥാനത്തേക്കും പോകുകയില്ല; ഞങ്ങൾ സദാ ഇവിടെ തന്നെയിരിക്കും—ഇത്തരം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ വിപ്രന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും ഭക്തിസമ്പന്നരായിരിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• yāsyāmaḥ: we shall go
• yāsyāmaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• param: other/further
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (sthānam)

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sthāsyāmaḥ: we shall stay
• sthāsyāmaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• īdṛśāḥ: such
• īdṛśāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (viprendrāḥ)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• vipra-indrāḥ: best of brāhmaṇas
• vipra-indrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्राणाम् इन्द्राः)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (viprendrāḥ)

• bhakti-samanvitāḥ: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-samanvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (सम्+अन्वि√इ धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या समन्विताः)

Speaker

Mātaraḥ (Divine Mothers) — inferred from immediate narrative flow (“they spoke” in prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Divine Mothers, now calm after celebration, declare a vow to remain forever in this place, gesturing toward the devoted brāhmaṇas; the scene conveys a covenant between sacred powers and a dhārmic community.

Characters & Entities

• Viprendrāḥ (foremost brāhmaṇas)
• Mātaraḥ (Divine Mothers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes enduringly powerful when maintained by sincere devotion and dharmic conduct—especially through devoted brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement participates in glorifying the local kṣetra of the chapter, identified nearby as Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it praises the devotional qualification (bhakti) that sustains sacredness.