Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । यस्माच्चित्राणि पीठानि त्वयानीतानि तत्र हि । तस्माच्चित्रेश्वरं नाम पीठमेकं भविष्यति

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | yasmāccitrāṇi pīṭhāni tvayānītāni tatra hi | tasmāccitreśvaraṃ nāma pīṭhamekaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

ଦେବମାନେ କହିଲେ—ତୁମେ ଯେହେତୁ ସେଠାକୁ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ପୀଠମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଣିଛ, ତେଣୁ ସେଠାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ପୀଠ ‘ଚିତ୍ରେଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• yasmāt: because
• yasmāt: Hetu/Reason (कारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोग (ablative used adverbially: 'because/from which')

• citrāṇi: wonderful/variegated
• citrāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; पीठानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pīṭhāni: pīṭhas (shrines)
• pīṭhāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ānītāni: brought
• ānītāni: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √nī (धातु) (आनीत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Reason (कारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोग (therefore)

• citreśvaram: Citreśvara (name/title)
• citreśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चित्रस्य ईश्वरः)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (quotative/नाम-शब्दः: 'by name/as the name')

• pīṭham: a pīṭha (shrine)
• pīṭham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पीठम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devāḥ (the Gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara-pīṭha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (and by extension the audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas proclaim the name ‘Citreśvara’ over a newly distinguished shrine within the kṣetra; a liṅga or īśvara emblem shines amid gathered pīṭha symbols, as if the place itself becomes ‘wondrously patterned’.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Agastya
• Citreśvara
• pīṭha
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred names arise from sacred acts; a tīrtha’s identity is anchored in divine-historical memory and spiritual power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citreśvara-pīṭha, established/recognized within the Camatkārapura sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse provides the naming and sanctity rationale for the pīṭha.