Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

येन संप्राप्स्यसे सिद्धिं नित्यं या हृदये स्थिता । त्वत्कृते प्रार्थयिष्यामि स्वयं गत्वा पितामहम्

Transliteration

yena saṃprāpsyase siddhiṃ nityaṃ yā hṛdaye sthitā | tvatkṛte prārthayiṣyāmi svayaṃ gatvā pitāmaham

Translation

Dadurch wirst du die Vollendung erlangen, die stets im Herzen weilt. Um deinetwillen werde ich selbst hingehen und Pitāmaha (Brahmā) um Beistand bitten.

Word by Word

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa/Hetu (means/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/साधनार्थे

• saṃprāpsyase: you will attain
• saṃprāpsyase: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + √āp (आप्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• siddhim: success/perfection
• siddhim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Temporal adverb (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (always)

• yā: which (she/that)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthitā: abiding
• sthitā: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त, √sthā स्था + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tvat-kṛte: for your sake
• tvat-kṛte: Purpose adjunct (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त, √kṛ कृ + क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; सप्तमी-रूपेण निबद्धम् (for your sake)

• prārthayiṣyāmi: I will request
• prārthayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √arth (अर्थ्/अर्थय्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (causative sense ‘to request’)

• svayam: personally
• svayam: Agent-emphasis (कर्तृ-विशेष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक (oneself)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gatvā (कृदन्त, √gam गम् + त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• pitāmaham: Pitāmaha (Brahmā/grandsire)
• pitāmaham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage promises the king that he will personally go to Brahmā to secure what is needed for the king’s success; the king stands reverently, hopeful.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage’s compassionate intercession supports a devotee’s dharmic aim; true siddhi is framed as inner, heart-abiding fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha setting, from which the renewed sacrificial undertaking proceeds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation for a sanctioned sacrificial endeavor, requiring higher authorization/support—here sought from Brahmā.