Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

नामतः स्थानतश्चैव तथा चैव प्रभावतः । सर्वाण्यपिमहाभाग परं कौतूहलं हि नः

Transliteration

nāmataḥ sthānataścaiva tathā caiva prabhāvataḥ | sarvāṇyapimahābhāga paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ

Translation

اے نہایت بختیار! ہمیں شدید اشتیاق ہے کہ اُن سب کو نام کے اعتبار سے، مقام کے اعتبار سے، اور روحانی تاثیر کے اعتبار سے جانیں۔

Word by Word

• नामतः: by name, as to name
• नामतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• स्थानतः: by location, as to place
• स्थानतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रभावतः: by efficacy/power
• प्रभावतः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः)

• सर्वाणि: all (things)
• सर्वाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• परम्: great, supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये (for/indeed)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sages/Listeners (addressing Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthas within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (to be named and located)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ‘map-like’ teaching moment: sages ask for names, locations, and powers; Sūta is poised to enumerate, as if unrolling a sacred itinerary.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not random travel; it is informed devotion—knowing the name, place, and merit of a tīrtha deepens śraddhā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up a catalogue of tīrthas associated with the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra described next.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the request is for a structured description (name, location, and efficacy).