Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सोऽब्रवीत्सर्वदैवात्र स्थातव्यं भगवन्विभो

Transliteration

so'bravītsarvadaivātra sthātavyaṃ bhagavanvibho

Translation

அவன் கூறினான்—ஹே பகவான், ஹே அனைத்தாற்றலுடைய ஆண்டவனே, நீர் இங்கே என்றும் தங்கியிருப்பீராக।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• स्थातव्यम्: (you) should stay / must remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयभाव (it is to be stayed)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

The brāhmaṇa devotee (recipient of Sūrya’s boon)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuharavāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, hands folded, petitions the radiant Lord to remain forever at the sacred spot; the landscape subtly suggests a cave-like hollow (kuhara) or sanctified grove.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Brāhmaṇa
• Puṇyahrada (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not personal gain but the sanctification of a place for the welfare of all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṇyahrada and its surrounding sacred locale, where the devotee requests permanent divine residence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a boon-request that turns the tīrtha into a lasting seat of the deity.