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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । दुःशीलोऽपि च तत्कृत्वा गुरोर्नाम्ना शिवालयम् । निम्बेश्वर इति ख्यातं दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रितम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | duḥśīlo'pi ca tatkṛtvā gurornāmnā śivālayam | nimbeśvara iti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า “แม้ทุศีละผู้ประพฤติชั่ว ครั้นได้กระทำดังนั้นแล้ว ก็สถาปนาศิวาลัยในนามแห่งคุรุของตน เป็นที่เลื่องลือว่า ‘นิมเพศวร’ ตั้งอยู่ทางทิศใต้”

Word by Word
सूतःSūta
सूतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
दुःशीलःof bad conduct
दुःशीलः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःशील (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अपिeven
अपि:
Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि-निपात (even/also)
चand
च:
Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having done)
गुरोःof the teacher
गुरोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नाम्नाby the name
नाम्ना:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
शिवालयम्Śiva-temple
शिवालयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आलयः)
निम्बेश्वरःNimbeśvara (Lord of the Nimba)
निम्बेश्वरः:
Samjna/Predicate (संज्ञा/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootनिम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निम्बस्य ईश्वरः)
इतिthus, called
इति:
Sambandha/Quotative (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative)
ख्यातम्known, famed
ख्यातम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√ख्या (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिवालयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
दक्षिणाम्southern
दक्षिणाम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
आश्रितम्situated in, resorting to
आश्रितम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआ√श्रि (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिवालयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nimbēśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Duḥśīla, humbled, establishes a Śiva-temple named Nimbēśvara in honor of his guru; the shrine is shown oriented toward the southern quarter, with ritual implements and a newly set liṅga.

Characters & Entities
S
Sūta
D
Duḥśīla
Ś
Śivālaya
N
Nimbēśvara

FAQs

Dedicating sacred works to one’s guru and to Śiva transforms service into enduring holy legacy.

Nimbēśvara—the renowned Śiva shrine established in the guru’s name.

Founding/maintaining a Śivālaya (Śiva temple) as an act of devotion and guru-honoring offering.

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