Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

चमत्कारपुरक्षेत्रे पूजां प्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमाम् । यस्त्वामाथर्वणैर्मन्त्रैस्तत्रस्थां भक्तिसंयुतः

Transliteration

camatkārapurakṣetre pūjāṃ prāpsyasyanuttamām | yastvāmātharvaṇairmantraistatrasthāṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ

Translation

“ചമത്കാരപുര ക്ഷേത്രഭൂമിയിൽ നീ അനുത്തമമായ പൂജ ലഭിക്കും; ഭക്തിയോടെ അവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന നിന്നെ ആഥർവണ മന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ പൂജിക്കുന്ന ഏവനും…”

Word by Word

• चमत्कारपुरक्षेत्रे: in the field/holy area of Camatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कारपुर + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (चमत्कारपुरस्य क्षेत्रे)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain/receive
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अनुत्तमाम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पूजाम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आथर्वणैः: Atharvanic
• आथर्वणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आथर्वण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (मन्त्रैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्रस्थाम्: (you) who are stationed there
• तत्रस्थाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → तत्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (त्वाम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) देश-तत्पुरुषः (तत्र स्थिता)

• भक्तिसंयुतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + सं-युत (प्रातिपदिक; युज्+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भक्त्या सं-युतः = endowed with devotion)

Speaker

Parameśvarī (Devī) implied (boon/prophecy context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple/altar in Camatkārapura: devotees offer flowers, lamps, and incense to the deity Māhittha; Atharvanic mantra reciters sit to one side; the kṣetra feels wondrous and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura-kṣetra
• Māhittha
• Atharva-mantras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra becomes spiritually potent through sanctioned worship; devotion joined with mantra-tradition yields superior results when performed at the appointed sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura-kṣetra is explicitly praised as the place where Māhittha receives eminent worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Māhittha at Camatkārapura using Atharvanic mantras, performed with bhakti.