Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पुत्रोऽसि चेन्मह्यं त्वं सत्यं परिरक्षसि । तन्मन्नाम्ना प्रयच्छोच्चैः सस्यानि सलिलानि च

Transliteration

tasmātputro'si cenmahyaṃ tvaṃ satyaṃ parirakṣasi | tanmannāmnā prayacchoccaiḥ sasyāni salilāni ca

Translation

فلذلك، إن كنتَ حقًّا ابني وتحفظ الصدق، فباسمي أعطِ بسخاء—حبوبًا/طعامًا وماءً أيضًا.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोग (therefore), हेत्वर्थे (consequently)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth / promise
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिरक्षसि: protect / uphold
• परिरक्षसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समासपूर्वपद-रूप (genitival base ‘my’), समासे (in compound)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: grant / give
• प्रयच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• उच्चैः: aloud / openly
• उच्चैः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb of manner), उच्चस्वरे/प्रकाशम् (aloud/openly)

• सस्यानि: crops / grains
• सस्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• सलिलानि: waters
• सलिलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Satyasena’s father (message conveyed via Nārada; deduced from continuation of father’s request and later acts done ‘for the father’)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Satyasena (the son-king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The son-king, solemnly affirming truth, orders abundant distribution of grain and water in his father’s name—granaries opened, water pots lined, travelers and the poor receiving—while a subtle celestial overlay hints the father’s relief.

Characters & Entities

• Satyasena
• Satyasena’s father
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness is validated through compassionate action—especially charity that relieves hunger and thirst for beings beyond one’s sight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named here; the verse expresses a Māhātmya-style dharma: dāna, especially water-giving, aligned with tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna in the father’s name: giving grains/food (sasya) and water (salila), i.e., anna-dāna and jala-dāna.