Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

भास्करा ऊचुः । एवं विप्र करिष्यामः स्थास्यामो ऽत्र सदा वयम् । त्वं चापि रोगनिर्मुक्तः सुखं प्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

bhāskarā ūcuḥ | evaṃ vipra kariṣyāmaḥ sthāsyāmo 'tra sadā vayam | tvaṃ cāpi roganirmuktaḥ sukhaṃ prāpsyasyanuttamam

Translation

భాస్కరులు అన్నారు—అలాగే, ఓ విప్రా; మేము అట్లే చేస్తాము. మేము ఇక్కడ ఎల్లప్పుడూ నివసిస్తాము; మీరు కూడా రోగముక్తుడై అనుత్తమ సుఖాన్ని పొందుతారు.

Word by Word

• bhāskarāḥ: the Bhāskaras
• bhāskarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus/so
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); प्रकार/स्वीकृत्यर्थक

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8), एकवचन

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we will do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sthāsyāmaḥ: we will stay
• sthāsyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावक अव्यय

• roganirmuktaḥ: freed from disease
• roganirmuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmukta (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रोगेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः); ‘nirmukta’ = √muc + nis + kta

• sukham: happiness/comfort
• sukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner)

• prāpsyasi: you will obtain
• prāpsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण; ‘unsurpassed’

Speaker

Bhāskarāḥ (the three Sun-manifestations)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The three Bhāskaras speak in unison, blessing the brāhmaṇa: they will dwell there always; his disease is gone; he is bathed in calm radiance, standing renewed near the sacred seat.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Roga (disease)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to devotion with both worldly welfare (health) and higher well-being (anuttama sukha).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Bhāskara agrees to remain permanently, making it a lasting pilgrimage center.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite is stated here; the verse confirms a boon and the establishment of permanent residence that supports ongoing worship.