Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । त्रैलोक्येऽपि सुविख्यात आश्रमो वो भविष्यति । तथा कामप्रदश्चैव लोकानां संभविष्यति

Transliteration

indra uvāca | trailokye'pi suvikhyāta āśramo vo bhaviṣyati | tathā kāmapradaścaiva lokānāṃ saṃbhaviṣyati

Translation

Indra berkata: “Āśrama kamu akan termasyhur bahkan di tiga alam. Dan ia juga akan menjadi pemberi anugerah yang diingini bagi manusia.”

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः/त्रैलोक्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• सुविख्यातः: well-known
• सुविख्यातः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विख्यात (कृदन्त; ख्या धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying आश्रमः)

• आश्रमः: hermitage/āśrama
• आश्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वः: of you/your
• वः: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in that way)

• कामप्रदः: granting desires
• कामप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (कामान् प्रददाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying आश्रमः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed)

• लोकानाम्: of people/of worlds
• लोकानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सम्भविष्यति: will come to be/will arise
• सम्भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama-tīrtha (name not specified in given verses)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tapasvins/ṛṣis (the ‘vo’ addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, speaks a boon to ascetics at the hermitage; the atmosphere suggests celestial approval—light rays, subtle apsaras/gandharva presence, and a sanctified grove.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Āśrama
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated site empowered by tapas becomes both renowned and efficacious—capable of granting worldly aims and supporting higher goals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sages’ āśrama-tīrtha, declared by Indra to be famous in all three worlds and kāmaprada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated here; the verse asserts the site’s power to fulfill desires for those who approach it.