Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । अद्यप्रभृति सर्वासां समं स प्रचरिष्यति । मद्वाक्यान्नात्र संदेहः सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | adyaprabhṛti sarvāsāṃ samaṃ sa pracariṣyati | madvākyānnātra saṃdehaḥ satyametanmayoditam

Translation

Der erhabene Herr sprach: „Von heute an wird er sie alle gleich behandeln. Nach meinem Wort besteht hier kein Zweifel—dies ist die Wahrheit, von mir verkündet.“

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + भगवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् भगवान्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: from today/now
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb: today/now)

• प्रभृति: onwards
• प्रभृति: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal marker/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (आरम्भार्थे: from...onwards)

• सर्वासाम्: of all (of them)
• सर्वासाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण: equally)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रचरिष्यति: will behave/move about
• प्रचरिष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मद्वाक्यात्: from my word/command
• मद्वाक्यात्: Hetu/Pramana (Cause/authority/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मम वाक्यात्)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक adverb: here/in this matter)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (Vidheya/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (it is true)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• उदितम्: spoken/uttered
• उदितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + वद् (धातु) / वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (spoken/uttered)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān, in this episode)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dakṣa (and the assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Bhagavān) issues a calm, decisive command; Dakṣa’s posture softens; symbolic imagery of the Moon regaining balance—crescent and full phases shown as a circular motif—suggesting restored rhythm and equality among the wives/nakṣatras.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine governance restores balance: impartiality is upheld as dharma, and the Lord’s word establishes order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter remains within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame; this verse highlights divine intervention rather than a new geographic tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a doctrinal statement about the Lord’s decree correcting imbalance.