Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तद्ब्रूहि येन ते सर्वं प्रकरोमि हृदि स्थितम् । सद्य एव महीपाल त्रिदशैरपि दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

tadbrūhi yena te sarvaṃ prakaromi hṛdi sthitam | sadya eva mahīpāla tridaśairapi durlabham

Translation

„So sprich: Auf welche Weise soll ich dir alles erfüllen, was in deinem Herzen ruht—noch heute, o König, Hüter der Erde—selbst das, was selbst für die Götter schwer zu erlangen ist?“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु अर्थे

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रकरोमि: I accomplish/do
• प्रकरोमि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हृदि: in (the) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated/abiding
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वम्)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: immediately)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• महीपाल: O king (protector of the earth)
• महीपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महीपालः = महीपालकः)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Kartr/Agent in comparison (Instrumental/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्/सर्वम्)

Speaker

Caṇḍikā (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, majestic yet compassionate, offers boon-granting assurance to the king; a luminous aura surrounds her; celestial beings hinted in the background to stress ‘even gods find it hard’.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)
• Mahīpāla (King)
• Tridaśas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace, invoked through proper vrata and pūjā, can grant even rare boons swiftly—beyond ordinary worldly limits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon dialogue is the culmination of worship performed in the Hāṭakeśvara–Caṇḍikā sacred precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; the Goddess invites the devotee to state his heart’s desire as a boon.