Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मयाद्य विषये चास्मिन्स देवः प्रेरयिष्यति । तस्मै पुत्रीं प्रदास्यामि नान्यस्मै वै कथंचन

Transliteration

mayādya viṣaye cāsminsa devaḥ prerayiṣyati | tasmai putrīṃ pradāsyāmi nānyasmai vai kathaṃcana

Translation

„Heute, in meinem Reich und in dieser Sache, wird mich der Gott gewiss leiten. Dem, den Er bezeichnet, werde ich meine Tochter geben—und keinem anderen, auf keine Weise.“

Word by Word

• मया: by me; I
• मया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kāla (Time modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: today/now)

• विषये: in the matter; in the domain
• विषये: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

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

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• देवः: the god; the deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• प्रेरयिष्यति: will impel; will inspire
• प्रेरयिष्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईर्/इर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: ईर्/इर् (प्रेरणे) उपसर्ग: प्र; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: will impel)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन

• पुत्रीम्: daughter
• पुत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: दा (दाने) उपसर्ग: प्र

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यस्मै: to another
• अन्यस्मै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• कथंचन: in any way (at all)
• कथंचन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in any way/at all)

Speaker

Narrator quoting the king (pṛthivīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaks a solemn vow, right hand raised in oath, left hand near the princess; a subtle divine light/arrow of संकेत descends, indicating God’s guidance.

Characters & Entities

• deva (God)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharmic action is aligned with divine prompting, not personal convenience or social pressure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it prepares for the journey to Brahmaloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a vow-like resolve to follow divine direction.