Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवं स भगवांस्तत्र सर्वदैव व्यवस्थितः । अचलेश्वररूपेण चमत्कारपुरांतिके

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evaṃ sa bhagavāṃstatra sarvadaiva vyavasthitaḥ | acaleśvararūpeṇa camatkārapurāṃtike

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ดังนี้ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าย่อมประทับอยู่ที่นั่นตลอดกาล ในรูปแห่งอจเลศวร ใกล้เมืองจมัตการปุระ

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

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

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• vyavasthitaḥ: established / stationed
• vyavasthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (bhagavān)

• acaleśvararūpeṇa: in the form of Acaleśvara
• acaleśvararūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala + īśvara + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—अचलेश्वरस्य रूपम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Instrumental: “in the form of Acaleśvara”

• camatkārapurāntike: near Camatkārapura
• camatkārapurāntike: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra-pura + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—चमत्कारपुरस्य अन्तिकम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Locative: “near Camatkārapura”

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Acaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages/dvijas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates to an assembly; behind him, a luminous Śiva-liṅga as Acaleśvara stands near a town gate labeled Camatkārapura, indicating the Lord’s constant presence.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Bhagavān (Śiva)
• Acaleśvara
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra is sanctified because the Lord is perpetually present there, accessible through a specific form and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Acaleśvara-kṣetra, explicitly placed near Camatkārapura.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse provides location and deity-identification for pilgrimage remembrance.