Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । एतत्स्कन्दपुरंनाम तव नाम्ना भविष्यति । चमत्कारपुरं तद्वत्सांप्रतं सुरसत्तम

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | etatskandapuraṃnāma tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati | camatkārapuraṃ tadvatsāṃprataṃ surasattama

Translation

Мудрецы сказали: «Это будет называться Скандапура, по твоему имени. И так же ныне оно будет известно и как Чаматкарапура, о лучший среди богов».

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (skandapuram)

• skandapuram: Skanda’s city
• skandapuram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्कन्दस्य पुरम्)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (नामार्थक: “by name/called”)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• nāmnā: by (your) name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental)

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

• camatkārapuram: the city of wonder
• camatkārapuram: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चमत्कारस्य पुरम्)

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (तद्वत्=तथैव/likewise)

• sāmpratam: now
• sāmpratam: Sambandha (Temporal/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāmpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक: now/at present)

• surasattama: O best of gods
• surasattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुरेषु सत्तमः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of sages formally declares the names ‘Skandapura’ and ‘Camatkārapura’; Skanda stands honored, with the newly sanctified town suggested behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Skanda
• Skandapura
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are not merely geographic—they are sanctified identities, receiving names that preserve divine presence and wonder for future generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Skandapura (also called Camatkārapura), a celebrated sacred city within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse establishes sacred naming and recognition of the site.