Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अदेयमपि दास्यामि तस्मात्प्रार्थय मा चिरम्

Transliteration

adeyamapi dāsyāmi tasmātprārthaya mā ciram

Translation

„Selbst was man gewöhnlich nicht geben darf, werde ich gewähren; darum bitte — zögere nicht.“

Word by Word

• अदेयम्: not to be given; not giveable
• अदेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदेय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + अनीय/यत्-प्रत्यय, ‘न देयम्’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: even/also)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (ablative sg)

• प्रार्थय: ask; request
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्थ् (धातु) प्र +
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle: do not)

• चिरम्: for long; long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: for long)

Speaker

Puṣpāditya / Āditya-devatā (continuing speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura / Nāgarāditya-kṣetra (contextual, unfolding)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity, pleased, offers an extraordinary boon, urging the devotee to ask without delay; the devotee stands with folded hands in a sanctified setting.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Puṣpāditya (implied speaker)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion ripens into divine favor, grace can transcend ordinary limits—yet the devotee must ask with clarity and timeliness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader episode belongs to the Sarasvatī-tīra and Nāgara sacred region described in this Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the boon-bestowing result of prior worship and discipline.