Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तथायं ब्राह्मणो रोगात्त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेश्वरि । मुक्तो भवतु मेदिन्यामत्र स्थेयं सदा त्वया

Transliteration

tathāyaṃ brāhmaṇo rogāttvatprasādātsureśvari | mukto bhavatu medinyāmatra stheyaṃ sadā tvayā

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล โอ้สุเรศวรี ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ ขอให้พราหมณ์ผู้นี้พ้นจากโรคภัย; และบนแผ่นดินนี้ ขอพระองค์ประทับ ณ ที่นี้เป็นนิตย์

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक: thus/so)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणः: brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रोगात्: from disease
• रोगात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: त्वत्-प्रसादः (your grace) तस्मात् (from your grace)

• सुरेश्वरि: O goddess, queen of the gods
• सुरेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘freed’ (ब्राह्मणः इति विशेष्य)

• भवतु: let him be
• भवतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मेदिन्याम्: on the earth
• मेदिन्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• स्थेयम्: should remain
• स्थेयम्: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘should be stayed/should remain’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā (the King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa rises restored, his face brightened; Devī’s hand in varada/abhaya; the king relieved. The landscape appears cleansed—flowers bloom, light breaks through—signaling the Devī’s decision to remain.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvarī (Goddess)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine prasāda (grace) is portrayed as the decisive force that liberates devotees from suffering and sanctifies the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Nāgara-khaṇḍa kṣetra in Adhyāya 133, praised as a place of release from illness through the resident deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional appeal for healing and for the deity’s perpetual presence—an implicit foundation for ongoing worship at the site.