Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथैतां मामकीं मूर्तिमीशानाख्यां च ये नराः । तेषां दुष्टापि या कान्ता सौम्या चैव भविष्यति

Transliteration

tathaitāṃ māmakīṃ mūrtimīśānākhyāṃ ca ye narāḥ | teṣāṃ duṣṭāpi yā kāntā saumyā caiva bhaviṣyati

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล บุรุษใดบูชารูปของเราอันมีนามว่า อีศานา ด้วยภักติ แม้คู่รักของเขาจะดุร้ายใจร้าย นางก็จักกลับเป็นผู้สุภาพอ่อนโยนและงดงามน่าชมแน่นอน

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एताम्: this (her/this one)
• एताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मामकीम्: my; belonging to me
• मामकीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामकी (प्रातिपदिक; मम-सम्बन्धिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-विशेषण

• मूर्तिम्: form; image
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईशानाख्याम्: named ‘Īśāna’
• ईशानाख्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ईशानस्य आख्या यस्याः सा)

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

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• दुष्टा: wicked
• दुष्टा: Visheshya (Predicate subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/अपवादार्थक (particle: even/also)

• या: who (she who)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः-तद् प्रयोग

• कान्ता: wife/beloved
• कान्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सौम्या: gentle; pleasant
• सौम्या: Visheshya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Men worship the Īśāna form of Śiva; the household atmosphere softens, symbolized by a formerly angry beloved becoming calm and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Īśānā (form/aspect of Śiva/Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of the divine Īśānā form is said to transform negativity into gentleness, bringing harmony to household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the snippet itself emphasizes the deity-aspect (Īśānā) rather than naming a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā/upāsanā) of the Īśānā form is prescribed as the means to obtain the stated fruit.