Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सत्कर्मकारकाश्चैव सत्कर्मनिरताः सदा । सत्कर्मफलदातारः सत्कर्मेभ्यो मुमुक्षवः

Transliteration

satkarmakārakāścaiva satkarmaniratāḥ sadā | satkarmaphaladātāraḥ satkarmebhyo mumukṣavaḥ

Translation

మీరు సత్కర్మకర్తలు, నిత్యం సత్కర్మంలో నిమగ్నులు; సత్కర్మఫలదాతలు, సత్కర్మాల ద్వారానే మోక్షాన్ని కోరువారు.

Word by Word

• सत्कर्मकारकाः: doers/agents of good deeds
• सत्कर्मकारकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-कर्म-कारक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्कर्मणः कारकाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: 'and')

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

• सत्कर्मनिरताः: engaged in good deeds
• सत्कर्मनिरताः: Visheshana (Adjectival to implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्-कर्म-निरत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्कर्मणि निरताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: 'always')

• सत्कर्मफलदातारः: givers of the fruit of good deeds
• सत्कर्मफलदातारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-कर्म-फल-दातार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्कर्मफलस्य दातारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सत्कर्मेभ्यः: from good deeds
• सत्कर्मेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-कर्म (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; समासः—सत् कर्म (कर्मधारय)

• मुमुक्षवः: seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मु-मुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक; इच्छार्थक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'मुमुक्षु' = मोक्षं इच्छति (desiderative nominal)

Speaker

Unspecified (praise-stanza; likely addressed to brāhmaṇas/ritual officiants within tīrtha context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling tīrtha courtyard where revered elders guide pilgrims: feeding the poor, distributing cloth, conducting simple worship; above them a subtle light indicates mokṣa-intent; fruits (phala) appear as radiant lotuses offered onward.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent righteous action (satkarma) purifies life, yields merit, and can be oriented toward liberation (mokṣa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports the māhātmya by honoring dharmic agents who enable tīrtha-rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is listed; the emphasis is on satkarma as an ongoing discipline.