Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

त्वयात्रैव सदा लिंगे स्थेयं हर ममाधुना । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं यदि चेष्टं प्रयच्छसि

Transliteration

tvayātraiva sadā liṃge stheyaṃ hara mamādhunā | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ yadi ceṣṭaṃ prayacchasi

Translation

“కాబట్టి ఓ హరా, ఇకనుంచి నీవు ఇక్కడే ఈ లింగంలో సదా నివసించవలెను. ఇది నా నిస్సందేహ వాక్యం—నీవు నా ఇష్టాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తే.”

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta/Hetu (Agent/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipāta (Restriction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (restrictive particle)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• स्थेयम्: should remain
• स्थेयम्: Kriyā (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) → स्थेय (कृदन्त; विधिलिङ्गार्थे/भावे)
• Form: भाववाच्य-कर्तव्यता (gerundive/णीयत्-प्रत्ययार्थक “to be stayed/should remain”); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (वाक्ये विधेय)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (because of) the word/promise
• वाक्यात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt/certain
• असंदिग्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier, predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (निश्चयात्मक)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Śartta (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional conjunction)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• इष्टम्: the desired (boon)
• इष्टम्: Karma (Object of प्रयच्छसि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• प्रयच्छसि: you grant
• प्रयच्छसि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यम्/√दा (धातु; प्रयच्छति)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, resolute, points toward the liṅga and requests Śiva to remain there forever; the liṅga glows subtly, indicating imminent consecration of perpetual presence.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Hara
• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon sought by devotees is not worldly gain but the Lord’s enduring presence that sanctifies a place for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The adhyāya’s liṅga-tīrtha is exalted through the request that Śiva reside there permanently, marking it as a lasting pilgrimage center.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing and honoring a liṅga with the intent of invoking the deity’s abiding presence (nitya-vāsa) at the site.