Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

त्वया संधार्यते विश्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् । तव दानं करिष्यामि सांनिध्यं कुरु मेदिनि

Transliteration

tvayā saṃdhāryate viśvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | tava dānaṃ kariṣyāmi sāṃnidhyaṃ kuru medini

Translation

تیرے ہی سہارے یہ سارا کائنات—یہ چلنے والا اور ساکن جگت—قائم ہے۔ میں یہ دان تیرے نام کرتا ہوں؛ اے میدنی (دھرتی)، مجھے اپنا کرم بھرا قرب عطا فرما۔

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; Gender: common (pronoun)

• संधार्यते: is sustained/held together
• संधार्यते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+धृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चराचरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (चरम्+अचरम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; जगत्/विश्वम्-विशेषण

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do/perform
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सांनिध्यम्: presence/nearby attendance
• सांनिध्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• मेदिनि: O Earth
• मेदिनि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Yajamāna/Devotee (ritual petitioner, as introduced in shloka 22)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Medinī (Bhūdevī) worship (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The worshipper, palms joined, addresses Earth as goddess; behind him the world is symbolically shown—mountains, rivers, beings—resting upon her; the offering is held forward in dedication.

Characters & Entities

• Medinī (Earth goddess)
• Jagat (moving and unmoving)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity begins with reverence: acknowledging Earth as the sustainer turns giving into sacred reciprocity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises Earth (Medinī) universally; it functions within a tīrtha-rite but does not name a specific site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dedicatory prayer spoken at the moment of offering (dāna) to Earth, requesting her sānnidhya (blessing/presence).