Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पुरंदराद्य चास्माकं स्थानं किंचित्प्रदर्शय । तस्मात्कीर्तय नः स्थानं किंचित्क्वापि पुरंदर

Transliteration

puraṃdarādya cāsmākaṃ sthānaṃ kiṃcitpradarśaya | tasmātkīrtaya naḥ sthānaṃ kiṃcitkvāpi puraṃdara

Translation

噢普兰达罗，今日请为我们指示一处庇护之地；因此，噢普兰达罗，请告知我们某个住处——无论何处——使我们得以安住。

Word by Word

• पुरंदर: O Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• आद्य: O foremost/first
• आद्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुरंदरस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्थानम्: place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/Accusative), एकवचन

• किंचित्: somewhat/a little
• किंचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite adverbial)

• प्रदर्शय: show (please)
• प्रदर्शय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• कीर्तय: tell/mention/proclaim
• कीर्तय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय्/कीर्त् (धातु; causative/denominative from कीर्ति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नः: to us/for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनस्य एन्क्लिटिक-रूपम् (Gen./Dat. enclitic)

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• किंचित्: some/a little
• किंचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• क्वापि: somewhere/anywhere
• क्वापि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb) + अपि (emphatic/indefinite particle)

• पुरंदर: O Purandara
• पुरंदर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas/Tīrthas addressing Indra (Purandara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council-like scene: anxious divine beings or personified tīrthas approach Indra (Purandara), hands folded, requesting a safe abode to dwell through Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of decline, seeking a dhārmic refuge and preserving sanctity becomes a sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not yet named; the verse is the request that leads to identifying a protected kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a supplication for a protected abode.