Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा स देवेशस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । सोऽपि राजा चकाराशु प्रासादं सुमनोहरम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamuktvā sa deveśastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | so'pi rājā cakārāśu prāsādaṃ sumanoharam

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งเทพทั้งหลายก็อันตรธานหายไปจากสายตา ส่วนพระราชาก็ทรงให้สร้างปราสาท-มณฑปอันงดงามยิ่งโดยพลัน

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereupon)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: invisibility; disappearance
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Goal/state/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतः: went; departed
• गतः: Kriya (Resultant state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (gone)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चकार: made; built
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शीघ्रार्थक (adverb: quickly)

• प्रासादम्: palace; temple-building
• प्रासादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुमनोहरम्: very beautiful
• सुमनोहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of प्रासादम्); कर्मधारय (सु-मनॊहरः = अत्यन्तं मनोहरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Deveśa (Śiva)
• Rājā (King)
• Prāsāda (temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human effort in dharma—building and maintaining a shrine—responds to divine instruction and sustains sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Acaleśvara locale in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where a temple is established following the Lord’s command.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construction of a prāsāda (temple) as an act supporting liṅga worship and tīrtha veneration.