Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्त्वया सदा वासः कर्तव्यो मम वाक्यतः । निश्चलत्वेन येन स्याद्गणैः सर्वैः समन्वितम्

Transliteration

tasmiṃstvayā sadā vāsaḥ kartavyo mama vākyataḥ | niścalatvena yena syādgaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitam

Translation

ஆகையால் என் வாக்கின்படி நீ அங்கேயே எப்போதும் அசையாத உறுதியுடன் வாசம் செய்ய வேண்டும்; அப்பொழுது அது உன் எல்லா கணங்களுடனும் என்றும் இணைந்திருக்கும்.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/thing)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• वासः: dwelling/residence
• वासः: Karma (Object; in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• कर्तव्यः: to be done / must be performed
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः विधेय-विशेषणम् (gerundive/obligatory); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; वासः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• वाक्यतः: according to (my) word/command
• वाक्यतः: Hetu (Reason/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (ablatival adverb: 'from/according to'); हेत्वर्थे/आधारार्थे

• निश्चलत्वेन: by steadiness/immobility
• निश्चलत्वेन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चलत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः

• स्यात्: may be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• गणैः: with the groups/attendants
• गणैः: Sahakari (Association/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; गणैः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• समन्वितम्: endowed/attended (by)
• समन्वितम्: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (स्यात् इत्यस्य विधेयम्)

Speaker

The King

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Acaleśvara (implied by the subsequent naming)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king (bhūmipa) reverently addresses Śiva, requesting/commanding His perpetual residence at a chosen spot; Śiva is envisioned seated in calm majesty, surrounded by gaṇas, marking the place as sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (addressed as 'you')
• gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place becomes a lasting refuge when divine presence is envisioned as continuous—stability (niścalatva) anchors communal spiritual benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, requested to be eternally inhabited by Śiva along with His gaṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No procedural ritual is described; the verse records a boon-request establishing perpetual divine residence, which underlies ongoing worship at the site.