Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मया त्वं कामसक्तेन समानीता सुमोहतः । तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे शापस्यांतो यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

mayā tvaṃ kāmasaktena samānītā sumohataḥ | tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me śāpasyāṃto yathā bhavet

Translation

Ich, versklavt von Begierde und völlig verblendet, brachte dich hierher. Deshalb erweise mir Gunst, damit der Fluch ein Ende haben möge.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• काम-सक्तेन: by one attached to desire
• काम-सक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + sakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (कामे सक्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental singular)

• समानीता: were brought
• समानीता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + nī (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सुमोहतः: out of great delusion
• सुमोहतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su + moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘सुमोहात्’ (from great delusion)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/हेतुवाचक (therefore/from that)

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative singular)

• शापस्य: of the curse
• शापस्य: Sambandha (Of/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive singular)

• अन्तः: end
• अन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• यथा: so that, as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/उपमानवाचक (as, so that)

• भवेत्: may be, might occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Takṣaka

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The brāhmaṇa’s daughter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Takṣaka speaks with bowed head, hands still folded, expressing remorse; the maiden listens, sternness easing into compassionate firmness.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka
• Śāpa
• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting fault and seeking mercy is essential, but grace is conditioned by future right conduct and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse expresses a plea akin to prāyaścitta in spirit.