Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गच्छ धरापृष्ठं स्वां कीर्तिं नूतनां कुरु । यदि वांछसि लोकेऽस्मिन्मामके वसतिं चिरम्

Transliteration

tasmādgaccha dharāpṛṣṭhaṃ svāṃ kīrtiṃ nūtanāṃ kuru | yadi vāṃchasi loke'sminmāmake vasatiṃ ciram

Translation

“ฉะนั้น จงไปยังผืนพิภพ และจงทำให้เกียรติยศของเจ้าสดใหม่ด้วยกุศลกรรมอันใหม่ หากเจ้าปรารถนาจะพำนักยืนนานในโลกของเรา (สวรรค์) นี่แลคือหนทาง”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धरापृष्ठम्: the surface of the earth
• धरापृष्ठम्: कर्म/देशाधिकरण (Goal/Place as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः पृष्ठम्)

• स्वाम्: one's own
• स्वाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• नूतनाम्: new
• नूतनाम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नूतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कीर्तिम्)

• कुरु: make/do
• कुरु: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वाञ्छसि: you desire
• वाञ्छसि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मामके: in my (domain/world)
• मामके: अधिकरण-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वसतिम्—अर्थे ‘मामके [लोके]’)

• वसतिम्: dwelling/residence
• वसतिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā gives final counsel: descend to earth and create new kīrti; Indradyumna accepts with determination, envisioning construction and service among tīrthas.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indradyumna
• Earth (dharā)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit must be continually refreshed through dharmic action; spiritual reward is sustained by ongoing righteousness, not past credit alone.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the instruction points toward earth-based merit-making that often includes tīrtha-related works.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription: perform new meritorious deeds to renew kīrti; specific rites are not detailed in this verse.