Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नाः स्मो वयं सर्वे युष्माकं शंसितव्रताः । तस्माद्ब्रूत वयं येन यच्छामो वो हृदि स्थितम्

Transliteration

prasannāḥ smo vayaṃ sarve yuṣmākaṃ śaṃsitavratāḥ | tasmādbrūta vayaṃ yena yacchāmo vo hṛdi sthitam

Translation

„Wir alle sind erfreut“, sprachen sie, „denn eure Gelübde sind lobenswert. Darum sprecht: auf welche Weise können wir euch gewähren, was in euren Herzen ruht?“

Word by Word

• prasannāḥ: pleased, satisfied
• prasannāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sad (धातु) + pra-, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• smaḥ: we are
• smaḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; √as (to be)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसक-सामान्य (pronoun)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• yuṣmākam: of you (plural)
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• śaṃsita-vratāḥ: whose vows are praised / of praised vows
• śaṃsita-vratāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃsita (कृदन्त; √śaṃs (धातु) क्त) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः/विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘śaṃsita’ = praised/commended, ‘vrata’ = vow

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverbial sense) ‘therefore/from that’

• brūta: say, tell (you all)
• brūta: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• yena: by which, whereby
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; साधनार्थे (by which/whereby)

• yacchāmaḥ: we give, we grant
• yacchāmaḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; ‘यच्छामः’ = we give/bestow

• vaḥ: to you
• vaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative) बहुवचनस्य रूपम् (enclitic); ‘to you’

• hṛdi: in (the) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• sthitam: situated, present
• sthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘स्थितम्’ = situated/standing; अत्र ‘हृदि स्थितम्’ इति विशेषणम् (that which is in the heart)

Speaker

Pitṛs (implied continuation from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant assembly of pitṛs, serene and smiling, addresses the petitioners: ‘We are pleased; speak your wish.’ The petitioners stand reverently, hands folded, ready to state their heart’s desire.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast vrata and reverence toward the Pitṛs invite grace and the fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but the named geography is not present in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed here; it underscores vrata (disciplined observance) and Pitṛ-pleasing worship as the cause of boon-bestowal.