Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

जना ऊचुः । चमत्कारपुरे सूर्यो याज्ञवल्क्यप्रतिष्ठितः । अस्ति विप्र श्रुतोऽस्माभिः सद्यः प्रत्ययकारकः

Transliteration

janā ūcuḥ | camatkārapure sūryo yājñavalkyapratiṣṭhitaḥ | asti vipra śruto'smābhiḥ sadyaḥ pratyayakārakaḥ

Translation

ప్రజలు అన్నారు—చమత్కారపురంలో యాజ్ఞవల్క్యుడు ప్రతిష్ఠించిన సూర్యదేవుడు ఉన్నాడు. ఓ విప్రా, ఆయన అక్కడే ఉండి తక్షణ ప్రత్యక్ష ఫలాన్ని కలిగించేవాడని మేము విన్నాము.

Word by Word

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• चमत्कारपुरे: in Cāmatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (camatkārasya puram = ‘city of wonder’)

• सूर्यः: Sūrya (Sun-god)
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यप्रतिष्ठितः: installed by Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यप्रतिष्ठितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yājñavalkya (प्रातिपदिक) + pratiṣṭhita (कृदन्त; prati-√sthā + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (yājñavalkyena pratiṣṭhitaḥ = ‘installed by Yājñavalkya’)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Existential/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• श्रुतः: heard, known
• श्रुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śru (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP: ‘heard/known by hearing’)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रत्ययकारकः: causing conviction/faith
• प्रत्ययकारकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (कृदन्त; √kṛ + ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pratyayasya kārakaḥ)

Speaker

Janāḥ (the people)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (Sūrya-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Locals reveal: in Camatkārapura stands Sūrya, consecrated by Yājñavalkya, famed for granting immediate assurance and results.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura
• Sūrya
• Yājñavalkya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha gains enduring sanctity through righteous consecration and becomes renowned for swift spiritual and worldly boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura, where a Sūrya shrine consecrated by Yājñavalkya is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite here; the verse identifies the deity (Sūrya) and the consecrator (Yājñavalkya) and highlights immediate fruit.