Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ तत्र त्वं स्वयमेव सुरेश्वर । त्वया संरक्षितो येन करोमि सुमहत्तपः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha tatra tvaṃ svayameva sureśvara | tvayā saṃrakṣito yena karomi sumahattapaḥ

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ സുരേശ്വരാ, അങ്ങ് സ്വയം അവിടെ വരിക; അങ്ങയുടെ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഞാൻ അതിമഹത്തായ തപസ്സു ചെയ്യും.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण हेत्वर्थक-अव्ययप्रयोग (therefore)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

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

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयंकर्तृत्ववाचक-अव्यय (oneself)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सुरेश्वर: O lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇām īśvaraḥ)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संरक्षितः: protected
• संरक्षितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अहम्) इति कर्तरि भावे

• येन: by which/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (यत्-सम्बन्ध)

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (तपः)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sura-īśvara addressed (contextually Viṣṇu as protector; vocative ‘sureśvara’ used)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra asks the Lord of gods to come personally to the kṣetra; with Viṣṇu’s protection he vows to perform ‘sumahat tapas’—a pledge scene of devotion and determination.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvara (addressed deity)
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity becomes fruitful when grounded in protection and grace—tapas is paired with surrender and divine guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request refers back to the sacred destination (Camatkārapura kṣetra) where tapas is to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing “su-mahat tapaḥ” (great austerity) under the safeguarding presence of the invoked deity.