Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

सूर्यचन्द्रान्वयोत्थानामन्येषां च महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

sūryacandrānvayotthānāmanyeṣāṃ ca mahātmanām

Translation

സൂര്യവംശവും ചന്ദ്രവംശവും ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച മറ്റ് മഹാത്മ രാജാക്കന്മാരുടേയും (അവിടെ) ലിംഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• सूर्यचन्द्र: the Sun and the Moon
• सूर्यचन्द्र: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (समासपद; द्वन्द्व)

• अन्वय: lineage, descent
• अन्वय: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• उत्थानाम्: of the origins/risings
• उत्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• सूर्यचन्द्रान्वयोत्थानाम्: of those whose origin is from the lineage of the Sun and Moon
• सूर्यचन्द्रान्वयोत्थानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्यचन्द्र (द्वन्द्व) + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यचन्द्रयोः अन्वयात् उत्थानम्)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

Speaker

Bhīṣma (continuation of his statement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred landscape dotted with many liṅgas, each subtly marked by emblems of Solar and Lunar dynasties—banners, chariots, sun-disc and crescent motifs—suggesting ancient royal consecrations.

Characters & Entities

• Sūryavaṃśa (Solar dynasty)
• Candravṃśa (Lunar dynasty)
• Mahātmā kings
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites unite all noble lineages: kings of famed dynasties are remembered for dharmic devotion expressed through enduring sacred foundations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement continues the praise of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra encountered in Ānarta, within Adhyāya 73.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports the tradition of liṅga establishment and tīrtha-veneration by royal dynasties.