Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

प्राप्नुवंति च तत्पार्श्वात्कामानेव हृदि स्थितान् । सुस्तोकेनाऽपि कालेन दुर्लभास्त्रिदशैरपि

Transliteration

prāpnuvaṃti ca tatpārśvātkāmāneva hṛdi sthitān | sustokenā'pi kālena durlabhāstridaśairapi

Translation

และด้วยอานุภาพแห่งบริเวณศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น ผู้คนย่อมบรรลุความปรารถนาที่สถิตในดวงใจได้ภายในเวลาอันสั้นยิ่ง—เป็นพรที่แม้เหล่าเทวะก็ยังได้มาโดยยาก

Word by Word

• प्राप्नुवन्ति: attain
• प्राप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ‘from that’—पार्श्वात् इत्यनेन सह

• पार्श्वात्: from the side/vicinity
• पार्श्वात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• कामान्: desired objects/wishes
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed/just)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्थितान्: situated/abiding
• स्थितान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण—कामान् इति विशेष्ये

• सुस्तोकेन: with very little
• सुस्तोकेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-स्तोका (प्रातिपदिक; सु + स्तोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘अल्पेन’ इत्यर्थे—कालेन इति विशेष्ये

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक निपात (even)

• कालेन: in/within time; by time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दुर्लभाः: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभाः: Karta (Predicate adjective to implied subject/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—कामाः (अनुक्त)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument in comparison/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; देव-पर्याय

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक निपात (even)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in the wider frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims stand near the sanctum precinct; a subtle aura surrounds the shrine; individuals receive symbolic fulfillments—healing, prosperity, protection—suggested through narrative vignettes around the central temple.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha (implied by tatpārśva)
• tridaśa (devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated sacred site becomes a channel of grace, making even difficult attainments accessible through proximity and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha being praised is the one just established/mentioned in the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 94 (not named in this excerpt).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the phala (result) of approaching/remaining near the sacred spot.