Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

मद्वाक्यात्पंगुता याति येनास्य त्वं तथा कुरु

Transliteration

madvākyātpaṃgutā yāti yenāsya tvaṃ tathā kuru

Translation

„Durch mein Gebot wird seine Lahmheit weichen; darum handle an ihm dementsprechend.“

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे पूर्वपद (my-); समासपूर्वरूप

• वाक्यात्: from (my) statement
• वाक्यात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पङ्गुता: lameness
• पङ्गुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्गुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याति: goes away
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus / in that way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered figure issues a decisive command promising the removal of lameness; attendants prepare to carry out the instruction; the afflicted person is shown poised between disability and imminent cure.

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Vṛka
• Saṃkṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine word is portrayed as efficacious—grace operates through command and right execution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No public ritual is prescribed; an instruction is given to act so that healing occurs.