Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति नो कश्चिद्राक्षसः संप्रयास्यति । तस्माद्वाच्यो रघुश्रेष्ठो मद्वाक्यात्स कुशस्त्वया । क्षम्यतामपराधो मे यदज्ञाना दयंकृतः

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti no kaścidrākṣasaḥ saṃprayāsyati | tasmādvācyo raghuśreṣṭho madvākyātsa kuśastvayā | kṣamyatāmaparādho me yadajñānā dayaṃkṛtaḥ

Translation

Von heute an wird kein Rākṣasa mehr angreifen. Darum sollst du, nach meinem Wort, Kuśa — dem Besten aus Raghus Geschlecht — ausrichten: „Vergib mir mein Vergehen; aus Unwissenheit habe ich Schaden zugefügt.“

Word by Word

• adya: today
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• prabhṛti: from (this time) onward
• prabhṛti: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भवाचक (indeclinable meaning 'from/beginning with')

• naḥ: of us / our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन (plural) — 'of us/our'

• kaścit: anyone / any
• kaścit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścit (कश्चित्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• rākṣasaḥ: a demon (rākṣasa)
• rākṣasaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (राक्षस-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• saṃprayāsyati: will attack / will come forth (to assail)
• saṃprayāsyati: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु) + sam-pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात् (indeclinable 'therefore/from that reason')

• vācyaḥ: should be told / should be addressed
• vācyaḥ: Vidhi/Predicate complement (to be done/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + ya (णिच्/यत्) → vācya (वाच्य)
• Form: कृदन्त; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः — 'to be spoken/addressed'

• raghuśreṣṭhaḥ: the best of the Raghus (Rāma)
• raghuśreṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (रघु-प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: 'श्रेष्ठः रघोः'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• madvākyāt: from my statement/words
• madvākyāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (वाक्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'मम वाक्यात्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuśaḥ: Kuśa
• kuśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (कुश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta/Instrument (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया? (incorrect) → तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन — 'by you'

• kṣamyatām: let (it) be forgiven
• kṣamyatām: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (क्षमँ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे 'let it be forgiven'

• aparādhaḥ: offence / fault
• aparādhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (अपराध-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन — 'my'

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — relative 'which/that'

• ajñānāt: out of ignorance
• ajñānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (अज्ञान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन — 'from ignorance'

• dayam: compassion
• dayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (दया-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/सन्धि: दयां)

• kṛtaḥ: done / committed
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'done/made'

Speaker

Rākṣasasattama (contextual; the rākṣasa leader addressing the messenger)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A subdued rākṣasa, now pacified, instructs that a message be carried to Kuśa of the Raghu line: no further attacks will occur; he asks forgiveness for harm done in ignorance.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa
• Raghu
• Rākṣasa
• Dūta (messenger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging wrongdoing, restraining violence, and seeking forgiveness are dharmic steps toward restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A moral prescription is given: cease harm and request forgiveness; no formal ritual is described.