Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

अस्मदीयानि लिंगानि क्षेत्राणि च कलेर्भयात् । ततो मान्याश्च मे यूयं नान्यैरेतद्भविष्यति

Transliteration

asmadīyāni liṃgāni kṣetrāṇi ca kalerbhayāt | tato mānyāśca me yūyaṃ nānyairetadbhaviṣyati

Translation

«Из страха перед Кали-югой Мои лингамы и священные кшетры будут опираться на вас. Потому вы будете почитаемы Мною; такого достоинства не дарует вам никто иной».

Word by Word

• अस्मदीयानि: belonging to me
• अस्मदीयानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of liṅgāni/kṣetrāṇi)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject, with kṣetrāṇi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), बहुवचन

• क्षेत्राणि: sacred places; fields
• क्षेत्राणि: Karta (Subject, with liṅgāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• कलेः: of Kali (age)
• कलेः: Sambandha (Genitive with bhayāt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी (Gen/6th), एकवचन

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/from fear/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), पञ्चमी (Abl/5th), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Consequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिणाम/अनन्तर (therefore/then)

• मान्याः: honourable; to be respected
• मान्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of yūyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• मे: by me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nom/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Karaṇa (Agent/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr/3rd), बहुवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will happen; will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (contextually Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, grave yet calm, explains the coming fear of Kali; brāhmaṇas listen with responsibility; behind them, liṅgas and a faint shadowy personification of Kali at the horizon symbolizes threat.

Characters & Entities

• Kali (Kali-yuga)
• Liṅga
• Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, safeguarding dharma includes protecting sacred symbols (liṅgas) and holy places (kṣetras) through disciplined custodianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is general within this chapter’s kṣetra narrative; the single verse does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse establishes responsibility and honor connected to maintenance of liṅga and kṣetra worship.