Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इदं राज्यममी पुत्रा इमा नार्य इदं धनम् । ब्रूहि सर्वं मुने त्वं च तव कार्यं ददाम्यहम्

Transliteration

idaṃ rājyamamī putrā imā nārya idaṃ dhanam | brūhi sarvaṃ mune tvaṃ ca tava kāryaṃ dadāmyaham

Translation

«هذا مُلكي، وهؤلاء أبنائي، وهؤلاء زوجاتي، وهذا مالي. تكلّم يا مُنيّ، وأخبرني بكل شيء؛ فأيّ حاجةٍ لك فسأمنحك إياها.»

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अमी: these
• अमी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (these)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Listed item/उपपद-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (these)

• नार्यः: women/wives
• नार्यः: Karta (Listed item/उपपद-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ = everything

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: request/need
• कार्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददामि: I give / will grant
• ददामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

The King (addressing Durvāsā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands before the sage, hands open in offering; behind him are symbols of kingdom—throne, treasury, family—yet his posture shows surrender and eagerness to serve.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s dharma includes generous, reverent hospitality—placing a holy guest’s need above personal attachment to wealth and power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate line emphasizes dharma in a tīrtha-context rather than naming a specific site in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed here; the practical dharma is dāna and atithi-sevā—offering whatever is required to the visiting sage.