Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः आश्रमोऽयं सुविख्यातो भूयाच्छक्र महीतले । नाम्नास्माकं तथा नृणां सर्वपातकनाशनः

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ āśramo'yaṃ suvikhyāto bhūyācchakra mahītale | nāmnāsmākaṃ tathā nṛṇāṃ sarvapātakanāśanaḥ

Translation

ரிஷிகள் கூறினர்—ஓ சக்ரா, இந்த ஆசிரமம் பூமியில் மிகவும் புகழ்பெறுக. மேலும் எங்கள் பெயரால் அழைக்கப்பட்டு, மக்களுக்கு எல்லாப் பாபங்களையும் அழிப்பதாக ஆகுக।

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आश्रमः: hermitage
• आश्रमः: Kartā (Subject of 'bhūyāt')
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• सुविख्यातः: well-known, renowned
• सुविख्यातः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-ख्या + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मधारय (सु-विख्यातः)

• भूयात्: may it become / may it be
• भूयात्: Kriyā (Wish/Optative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्र: O Śakra
• शक्र: Sambodhana (Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महेः तलम्)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Means: by name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• तथा: and also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चय (thus/also)

• नृणाम्: of men, of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/related)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वपातकनाशनः: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣi-nāmāśrama-tīrtha (āśrama named after the sages)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages request a boon: let their āśrama become famous on earth and, bearing their name, become a destroyer of all sins for humanity; Indra listens approvingly by the lotus lake.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Āśrama
• Pātaka (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sanctified place gains enduring power through tapas and the sages’ presence, becoming a public refuge for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sages’ āśrama-tīrtha in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, intended to become famed and sin-destroying by their name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, visiting/associating with the āśrama is presented as sin-destroying; no specific rite is stated in this verse.