Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मंत्रकृते सिद्धिं यदि त्वं वांछसि द्विज । चमत्कारपुरे क्षेत्रे तत्र त्वं गंतुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tasmānmaṃtrakṛte siddhiṃ yadi tvaṃ vāṃchasi dvija | camatkārapure kṣetre tatra tvaṃ gaṃtumarhasi

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ദ്വിജാ, മന്ത്രസാധനയിൽ സിദ്ധി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ചമത്കാരപുരം എന്ന പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിലേക്ക് നീ പോകേണ്ടതാണ്.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/Reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मन्त्रकृते: for (the purpose of) the mantra
• मन्त्रकृते: Artha/Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + कृते (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (for the sake of); तत्पुरुष (मन्त्रस्य कृते)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाञ्छसि: desire
• वाञ्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• चमत्कारपुरे: in Cāmatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार + पुर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चमत्कारस्य पुरे)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Karma (Complement of 'arhasi'/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• अर्हसि: ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Durvāsas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaharṣaṇa points the way: ‘Go to Camatkārapura-kṣetra’; the scene shifts imaginatively toward a radiant sacred landscape—temple spire, tīrtha waters, and a pilgrim path suggesting imminent journey.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography supports spiritual practice—right place (kṣetra) strengthens right discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura kṣetra is directly recommended as the place for mantra-siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to undertake a pilgrimage/visit to Camatkārapura as part of the path to mantra success.