Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं हि महाराज व्रतमेतत्समाचर । बहु पुण्यतमं ह्येतन्महाभोगविवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ hi mahārāja vratametatsamācara | bahu puṇyatamaṃ hyetanmahābhogavivarddhanam

Translation

Darum, o großer König, übe dieses Gelübde (Vrata). Wahrlich, es ist überaus verdienstvoll und mehrt große Wohlfahrt und Genüsse.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that reason)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• vratam: vow/observance
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘व्रतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• samācara: perform/practice
• samācara: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (चर् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; आज्ञा (practice/perform)

• bahu: very/abundant
• bahu: Sambandha (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पुण्यतमम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (very much)

• puṇyatamam: most meritorious
• puṇyatamam: Karma (Predicate complement of etat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (तमप् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अतिशय-तुल्यतम (superlative: most meritorious)

• hy: indeed
• hy: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (hi; sandhi form)

• etan: this (vow)
• etan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय (this [vow])

• mahā-bhoga-vivarddhanam: increasing great enjoyments/prosperity
• mahā-bhoga-vivarddhanam: Sambandha (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarddhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (that which increases great enjoyments)

Speaker

Skanda (exhortation to the king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal figure resolves to undertake a vow; the advisor/priest gestures toward a ritual calendar and offering tray, symbolizing disciplined observance yielding puṇya and prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Mahārāja (King)
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent observance (vrata) joined with dharmic giving is praised as a source of both spiritual merit and worldly stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is a general exhortation within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter and does not identify a specific site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The king is instructed to practice the stated vrata connected with the tāmbūla-dāna procedure.