Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे वत्सरंयावद्भवि ष्यंति निरामयाः । तस्मादत्रैव स्थातव्यं सदैव मम वाक्यतः

Transliteration

te sarve vatsaraṃyāvadbhavi ṣyaṃti nirāmayāḥ | tasmādatraiva sthātavyaṃ sadaiva mama vākyataḥ

Translation

ते सर्वजण एक वर्षभर निरोगी राहतील. म्हणून माझ्या वचनानुसार तुला सदैव इथेच निवास करावा.

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते-विशेषण)

• vatsaram: for a year
• vatsaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as/up to
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Extent marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक)

• bhaviṣyanti: will be
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (Action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• nirāmayāḥ: free from disease
• nirāmayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष/नञ्-तत्पुरुष) = निर् + आमय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते-विशेषण)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Upapatti (Reason/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोगः; ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that’ (ablatival adverb)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण)

• sthātavyam: should stay/remain
• sthātavyam: Vidhi (Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त, विधेय/कर्तव्यता), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः = ‘it should be stayed’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vākyataḥ: according to (my) word
• vākyataḥ: Hetu/Pramāṇa (According to/authority)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘from/according to the word’

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied; addressing the Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhārā Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha proclaims the boon of year-long health; the Devī’s presence settles into the place like a steady light, while devotees rejoice, sensing protection.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Devī
• Pūjā
• Ārogya (health)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observances performed with faith yield tangible well-being, and divine presence is anchored by ṛṣi-vākya (the word of sages).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha connected with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and the Dhārā/Dhārotpatti narrative in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A phala-śruti is given: worshippers gain freedom from illness for a year; additionally, the Devī is instructed to remain at the site.