Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यो मे लिंगस्य याम्याशां स्थित्वा मंत्रं जपिष्यति । षडक्षरं प्रदास्यामि तस्यायुष्यं सुतान्वितम्

Transliteration

yo me liṃgasya yāmyāśāṃ sthitvā maṃtraṃ japiṣyati | ṣaḍakṣaraṃ pradāsyāmi tasyāyuṣyaṃ sutānvitam

Translation

ผู้ใดมายืนทางทิศใต้แห่งลึงคะของเรา แล้วสวดมนต์ทำชปะ เราจักประทานมนต์หกพยางค์แก่เขา และให้เขามีอายุยืนพร้อมด้วยบุตร

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (my)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• याम्याशाम्: the southern direction
• याम्याशाम्: Karma (Object of ‘standing’ as goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular; समासः: याम्येति आशा (southern direction)

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having stood

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जपिष्यति: will recite/mutter
• जपिष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

• षडक्षरम्: the six-syllabled (mantra)
• षडक्षरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; द्विगु-समासः: षण्णाम् अक्षराणाम् समूहः (six-syllabled)

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 1st person, Singular

• तस्य: of him/to him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (of him)

• आयुष्यम्: long life/longevity
• आयुष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुतान्वितम्: accompanied by sons
• सुतान्वितम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; अनु+इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः: सुतैः अन्वितम् (accompanied by sons)

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Any practitioner/pilgrim

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands to the south of the liṅga, counting japa on a mālā; the liṅga radiates; subtle glyph-like aura suggests mantra transmission; attendants keep lamps lit.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Ṣaḍakṣara-mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined mantra-japa performed according to tīrtha-specific injunctions is said to yield both worldly stability (life, family) and sacred empowerment (mantra-gift).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgarakhaṇḍa liṅga-tīrtha where directional worship (standing to the south) is prescribed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stand in the southern direction of the liṅga and perform mantra-japa; the ṣaḍakṣara-mantra is specifically highlighted.