Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तस्माद्वयं प्रदास्याम एतेषां हि वसु न्धराम् । अर्थसिद्धिर्भवेद्येन भूषा स्थानस्य जायते

Transliteration

tasmādvayaṃ pradāsyāma eteṣāṃ hi vasu ndharām | arthasiddhirbhavedyena bhūṣā sthānasya jāyate

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ അവർക്കു ഭൂമി ദാനം ചെയ്യും; അതിനാൽ അവരുടെ ലക്ഷ്യം സിദ്ധിക്കും, അവരുടെ പ്രവൃത്തിയാൽ ഈ പുണ്യസ്ഥലത്തിന് ശോഭ (മഹിമ) വർധിക്കും।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति तद्-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपम्; अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम् (ablatival adverb: “therefore/from that”)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• प्रदास्याम: we will give
• प्रदास्याम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; √दा with उपसर्ग प्र-

• एतेषाम्: of these (people)
• एतेषाम्: Sampradana/Related (सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)
• Form: निपातः (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोगः

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth/land
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• अर्थसिद्धिः: fulfilment of the purpose
• अर्थसिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (अर्थस्य सिद्धिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• भवेत्: would be; may occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana/Means (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular); सम्बन्धे/हेतौ

• भूषा: adornment; ornamentation
• भूषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• स्थानस्य: of the place
• स्थानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• जायते: arises; is produced
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (narration continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council-like gathering resolves to grant land for sacred works; the tīrtha landscape is shown being beautified—new shrines, gateways, and pilgrim facilities arising from the donation.

Characters & Entities

• Sthāna (holy place)
• Land-gift (Vasundharā-dāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred works through dāna is presented as a direct way to increase the sanctity and splendor of a holy place and to fulfill righteous aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the ‘sthāna’ (holy locale) in general within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha framework; the specific site is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Land donation (vasundharā-dāna) in service of sacred construction is the implied prescription.