Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । लोहयष्टिमिमां राम त्वत्कुठारसमुद्भवाम् । वयं संरक्षयिष्यामः पूजयिष्याम एव हि

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | lohayaṣṭimimāṃ rāma tvatkuṭhārasamudbhavām | vayaṃ saṃrakṣayiṣyāmaḥ pūjayiṣyāma eva hi

Translation

ബ്രാഹ്മണർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ രാമാ! നിന്റെ കുഠാരത്തിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച ഈ ലോഹയഷ്ടിയെ ഞങ്ങൾ സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും നിശ്ചയമായി പൂജിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും।

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लोहयष्टिम्: the iron staff
• लोहयष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह + यष्टि (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वत्कुठारसमुद्भवाम्: arisen from your axe
• त्वत्कुठारसमुद्भवाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुठार (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘समुद्भवा’ = उत्पन्ना (born/arisen)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संरक्षयिष्यामः: will protect
• संरक्षयिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पूजयिष्यामः: will worship
• पूजयिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas respectfully addressing Rāma, receiving an iron staff said to have arisen from his axe, then placing it on a pedestal for protection and worship.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Rāma (Bhārgava/Paraśurāma)
• Lohayaṣṭi (iron staff)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power is stabilized through dhārmic stewardship—protection (rakṣā) joined to worship (pūjā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is part of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the verse focuses on the object’s worship rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Safeguarding and performing regular pūjā to the iron staff (lohayaṣṭi).