Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एतास्तु मूर्तयोऽस्माकं स्थास्यंत्यत्रैव सर्वदा । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां हिताय द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

etāstu mūrtayo'smākaṃ sthāsyaṃtyatraiva sarvadā | sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ hitāya dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജസത്തമന്മാരേ! ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഈ മൂർത്തികൾ ഇവിടെ തന്നേ സദാ നിലനിൽക്കും—സകല ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി.

Word by Word

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• मूर्तयः: forms
• मूर्तयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थास्यन्ति: will remain
• स्थास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• लोकानाम्: of worlds / of people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (कृदन्त; धा-धातु with नि/हि? lexicalized)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (हित), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Rudra/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-hrada (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamas (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord assures brāhmaṇas that the manifestations will remain here forever for the welfare of all worlds; the scene emphasizes calm authority and inclusive blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Mūrtayaḥ (forms)
• Dvija-sattama (best of Brahmins)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine installations at sacred sites are portrayed as acts of universal compassion (loka-hita).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context is the ‘here’ of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports worship of the abiding mūrtis for communal and cosmic welfare.