Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

यो मामत्र स्थितं मर्त्यः पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः । तस्याहं संप्रदास्यामि चित्तस्थं सकलं फलम्

Transliteration

yo māmatra sthitaṃ martyaḥ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi cittasthaṃ sakalaṃ phalam

Translation

“凡人若在此处、于我安住之地，以虔敬礼拜供养我；我必圆满赐予他心中所怀的一切果报。”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थितम्: present/standing
• स्थितम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘standing/being present’ (qualifies माम्)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

• भक्तितः: from devotion/devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — Feminine, Ablative, Singular; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘out of devotion’

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (of him)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative, Singular

• संप्रदास्यामि: will bestow
• संप्रदास्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + सम्+प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 1st person, Singular

• चित्तस्थम्: dwelling in (his) mind/heart’s desire
• चित्तस्थम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः: चित्ते स्थितम् (situated in the mind/desired)

• सकलम्: entire/all
• सकलम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context of promises about the liṅga)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General pilgrims/mortals (martyāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity speaks from/through the liṅga, promising fulfilment to any mortal who worships with devotion; a pilgrim offers flowers and lamp, eyes closed in prayer.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Devotee (martya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship at a sanctified seat of Śiva is portrayed as directly efficacious—merit answers sincere inner aspiration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The particular liṅga-tīrtha of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 30, where Śiva is said to be specially present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) performed with bhakti at the liṅga in that place.