Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

नामतः स्थानतश्चैव तथा चैव प्रभावतः । सर्वाण्यपिमहाभाग परं कौतूहलं हि नः

Transliteration

nāmataḥ sthānataścaiva tathā caiva prabhāvataḥ | sarvāṇyapimahābhāga paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ

Translation

И по именам, и по местам, и также по их духовной силе. О многоблагой, наше любопытство узнать всё это поистине велико.

Word by Word

• नामतः: by name, as to name
• नामतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• स्थानतः: by location, as to place
• स्थानतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रभावतः: by efficacy/power
• प्रभावतः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• सर्वाणि: all (things)
• सर्वाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• परम्: great, supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये (for/indeed)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sages/Listeners (addressing Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthas within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (to be named and located)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ‘map-like’ teaching moment: sages ask for names, locations, and powers; Sūta is poised to enumerate, as if unrolling a sacred itinerary.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not random travel; it is informed devotion—knowing the name, place, and merit of a tīrtha deepens śraddhā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up a catalogue of tīrthas associated with the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra described next.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the request is for a structured description (name, location, and efficacy).