Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

त्वयात्रैव सदा लिंगे स्थेयं हर ममाधुना । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं यदि चेष्टं प्रयच्छसि

Transliteration

tvayātraiva sadā liṃge stheyaṃ hara mamādhunā | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ yadi ceṣṭaṃ prayacchasi

Translation

“Vì thế, hỡi Hara, từ nay xin Ngài hãy ngự mãi tại đây trong liṅga này—đó là lời thỉnh cầu chắc chắn của con—nếu Ngài thật sự ban điều con ước nguyện.”

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta/Hetu (Agent/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipāta (Restriction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (restrictive particle)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• स्थेयम्: should remain
• स्थेयम्: Kriyā (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) → स्थेय (कृदन्त; विधिलिङ्गार्थे/भावे)
• Form: भाववाच्य-कर्तव्यता (gerundive/णीयत्-प्रत्ययार्थक “to be stayed/should remain”); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (वाक्ये विधेय)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (because of) the word/promise
• वाक्यात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt/certain
• असंदिग्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier, predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (निश्चयात्मक)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Śartta (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional conjunction)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• इष्टम्: the desired (boon)
• इष्टम्: Karma (Object of प्रयच्छसि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• प्रयच्छसि: you grant
• प्रयच्छसि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यम्/√दा (धातु; प्रयच्छति)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, resolute, points toward the liṅga and requests Śiva to remain there forever; the liṅga glows subtly, indicating imminent consecration of perpetual presence.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Hara
• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon sought by devotees is not worldly gain but the Lord’s enduring presence that sanctifies a place for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The adhyāya’s liṅga-tīrtha is exalted through the request that Śiva reside there permanently, marking it as a lasting pilgrimage center.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing and honoring a liṅga with the intent of invoking the deity’s abiding presence (nitya-vāsa) at the site.