Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ममाधिकारो नैवास्ति वक्तुं तव न संशयः । इत्युक्त्वा भगवानीशो विरराम प्रहृष्टवान्

Transliteration

mamādhikāro naivāsti vaktuṃ tava na saṃśayaḥ | ityuktvā bhagavānīśo virarāma prahṛṣṭavān

Translation

„Ich habe keine Vollmacht, dir davon zu sprechen—daran besteht kein Zweifel“, sagte Er. So gesprochen, schwieg der erhabene Herr und blieb voller Freude.

Word by Word

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अधिकारः: authority, right
• अधिकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वक्तुम्: to speak
• वक्तुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विरराम: ceased, stopped
• विरराम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहृष्टवान्: delighted, very pleased
• प्रहृष्टवान्: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Īśa/Bhagavān (contextual within the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity or exalted speaker gently raises a hand in ‘enough’ gesture, then falls silent; the listener bows, and the atmosphere becomes still and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa
• Bhagavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through proper authority and context; even exalted beings honor the right order of instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.