Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

ममापराधजो मन्युर्न कार्यो भवताऽनघ । एवं प्रसादितः शंभुर्हृष्टात्मा त्रिदशैः सह

Transliteration

mamāparādhajo manyurna kāryo bhavatā'nagha | evaṃ prasāditaḥ śaṃbhurhṛṣṭātmā tridaśaiḥ saha

Translation

„O Makelloser, gib dem Zorn, der aus meiner Verfehlung entspringt, keinen Raum.“ So besänftigt, wurde Śambhu (Śiva) im Herzen froh, zusammen mit den Scharen der Götter.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपराधजः: born of offense
• अपराधजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराधज (प्रातिपदिक; अपराध + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मन्युः इति विशेषणम् (arising from offense)

• मन्युः: anger
• मन्युः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• कार्यः: to be done/maintained
• कार्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ + ण्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be done/should be)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ-प्रोनाउन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by you (hon.)’

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एवं: thus
• एवं: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb); ‘thus’

• प्रसादितः: propitiated
• प्रसादितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसादय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been propitiated’

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हृष्टात्मा: with delighted heart
• हृष्टात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्टात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; हृष्ट + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शंभुः इति विशेषणम् (whose self is delighted)

• त्रिदशैः: with the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘with the gods’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition); सह + तृतीया

Speaker

Umā (Pārvatī) (contextual deduction: addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Śambhu) becomes inwardly delighted as devas gather around, their faces bright; the petitioner’s fear dissolves into relief.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Tridaśa (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger born of offence should be relinquished; humility and reconciliation lead to divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on pacifying anger and pleasing Śiva.