Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सदाहमष्टसंयुक्तं सहस्रं शिवसन्निधौ । जपामि शिवमंत्रस्य षडक्षरमितस्य च

Transliteration

sadāhamaṣṭasaṃyuktaṃ sahasraṃ śivasannidhau | japāmi śivamaṃtrasya ṣaḍakṣaramitasya ca

Translation

میں سدا شیو کی حضوری میں، آٹھ کے ساتھ جڑا ہوا ایک ہزار جپ کرتا ہوں، اور شیو منتر کے چھ اَکشروں والے پیمانے کو بھی جپتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — adverb ‘always’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative ‘I’

• अष्टसंयुक्तम्: combined with eight (i.e., with eight added)
• अष्टसंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (agreeing with सहस्रम्); तृतीया/सप्तमी-भावार्थक तत्पुरुषः ‘combined with eight’ (अष्टभिः संयुक्तम्)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• शिवसन्निधौ: in the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सन्निधिः)

• जपामि: I recite, I mutter
• जपामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘I recite’

• शिवमन्त्रस्य: of the Śiva-mantra
• शिवमन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘Śiva-mantra’

• षडक्षरमितस्य: of the six-syllabled (one)
• षडक्षरमितस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + मित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular (agreeing with शिवमन्त्रस्य); तत्पुरुषः ‘measured as six syllables’ (षडक्षरैः मितः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय — ‘and’

Speaker

The muni (unnamed) explaining his practice

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-sannidhi (generic Śiva-kṣetra context)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage seated near a Śiva-liṅga or shrine threshold, counting beads; a lamp burns steadily; the atmosphere is intimate and disciplined, emphasizing fixed-count repetition.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady japa performed with devotion in Śiva’s presence is upheld as a direct path to spiritual power and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; “Śiva’s presence” suggests a sanctified Śaiva setting (temple/holy seat) within a Mahātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular japa of a Śiva mantra described as ṣaḍakṣara (six-syllabled), with a count expressed as “a thousand combined with eight.”