Shloka 50 - Adhyaya 122 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Telugu | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तस्मात्स्वर्गेऽथ पाताले मर्त्ये वा त्रिदशेश्वर । कुरुष्वानेनरूपेण स्थितिं मासचतुष्टयम् । येन न स्यात्प्रतिज्ञाया हानिर्मम सुरेश्वर

Transliteration

tasmātsvarge'tha pātāle martye vā tridaśeśvara | kuruṣvānenarūpeṇa sthitiṃ māsacatuṣṭayam | yena na syātpratijñāyā hānirmama sureśvara

Translation

కాబట్టి, హే త్రిదశేశ్వరా! స్వర్గంలో గానీ, పాతాళంలో గానీ, మర్త్యలోకంలో గానీ—ఈ రూపముతోనే నాలుగు నెలలు నివసించుము; అప్పుడు నా ప్రతిజ్ఞ భంగం కాకుండా ఉంటుంది, హే సురేశ్వరా।

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore

स्वर्गेin heaven

अथthen

पातालेin the netherworld

मर्त्येin the mortal world

वाor

त्रिदशेश्वरO lord of the thirty gods

कुरुष्वdo, make

अनेनby this

रूपेणin the form

स्थितिम्a stay, residence

मासचतुष्टयम्a set of four months

येनby which, so that

नnot

स्यात्would be

प्रतिज्ञायाःof the promise

हानिःloss, breach

ममmy

सुरेश्वरO lord of the gods

Speaker

Unspecified in the snippet (petition addressed to Indra: Tridaśeśvara/Sureśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The petitioner asks the Lord of the gods to remain in the same form for four months—whether in heaven, underworld, or earth—so the petitioner’s vow is not violated; cosmic three-tiered backdrop with Śiva central.

Characters & Entities

Tridaśeśvara (Indra)

Svarga

Pātāla

Martya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pratijñā (a vow) is sacred; when obstacles arise, one seeks righteous means and divine support to preserve dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the same sacred region where seasonal inaccessibility prompts this request; the narrative soon points to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A four-month observance is implied—remaining/abiding in a fixed form for four months to uphold a vow.