Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

आकस्मिकी च बाधा नः कदाचिन्न प्रणश्यति । तथा कुरुत भद्रं वो यथा तुष्टिः प्रजायते

Transliteration

ākasmikī ca bādhā naḥ kadācinna praṇaśyati | tathā kuruta bhadraṃ vo yathā tuṣṭiḥ prajāyate

Translation

Und diese plötzliche Bedrängnis von uns vergeht zuweilen nicht wirklich. Darum handelt—möge euch Heil zuteilwerden—so, dass (für uns) Zufriedenheit entsteht.

Word by Word

• आकस्मिकी: sudden/unexpected
• आकस्मिकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकस्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying बाधा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• बाधा: affliction/obstacle
• बाधा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive: of us/our)

• कदाचित्: ever/sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (sometimes/ever)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• प्रणश्यति: perishes/disappears
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/in that way
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in such a way)

• कुरुत: do (you all)
• कुरुत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative); परस्मैपदम्; मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), बहुवचन

• भद्रम्: good/welfare
• भद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object: welfare/auspicious act)

• वः: for you/of you
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (for you/of you)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उद्देश्यवाचक अव्यय (so that/as)

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction/contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises/is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors), addressing others (likely devas or those able to help)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pleading scene: afflicted beings confess that sudden suffering never fully vanishes and request the listeners to act so that satisfaction may arise.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Pitṛs explicitly seek remedial action, reinforcing the dharmic responsibility to perform acts that generate their ‘tuṣṭi’ (satisfaction).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not named explicitly, but the requested ‘act’ aligns with śrāddha, tarpaṇa, and offerings dedicated to Pitṛs.