Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । तव वाक्यं यथा सत्यं प्रभविष्यति वासव । तथाऽहं संविधास्यामि विश्वेदेवार्थमेव ह

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tava vākyaṃ yathā satyaṃ prabhaviṣyati vāsava | tathā'haṃ saṃvidhāsyāmi viśvedevārthameva ha

Translation

ব্রহ্মা বললেন—হে বাসব! তোমার বাক্য যেমন সত্য প্রমাণিত হবে, তেমনই আমি বিশেষত বিশ্বেদেবগণের উদ্দেশ্যে সকল ব্যবস্থা করব।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• वाक्यम्: statement, word
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक (adverb/conjunction: 'as, just as')

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• प्रभविष्यति: will come to pass, will be effective
• प्रभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वासव: O Vāsava (Indra)
• वासव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (adverb: 'thus, in that manner')

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

• संविधास्यामि: I will arrange/ordain
• संविधास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+वि√धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विश्वेदेवार्थम्: for the sake of the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेवार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे देवाः (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'विश्वेदेवानाम् अर्थः'

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; often expletive/emphatic)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgara (regional śrāddha-mahātmyam context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Vāsava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, serene and authoritative, addresses Indra (Vāsava), assuring that Indra’s statement will be made true through cosmic arrangement for the Viśvedevās’ concern.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Viśvedevāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is harmonized through wise ordinance: conflicting outcomes are resolved without sacrificing truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this line; it frames a śrāddha ordinance within the wider Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming arrangement concerning the Viśvedevās’ role in śrāddha, ensuring Indra’s statement remains true.