Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तद्भविष्यति मद्वाक्या दक्षयं जलमध्यगम् । तावत्कालं च दृष्टिस्ते भोज्यकाले भविष्यति

Transliteration

tadbhaviṣyati madvākyā dakṣayaṃ jalamadhyagam | tāvatkālaṃ ca dṛṣṭiste bhojyakāle bhaviṣyati

Translation

That shall happen by my word: you will remain inexhaustible within the water. And for that duration, your sight will return only at the time of eating.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति

• bhaviṣyati: will be, will happen
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• madvākyāt: from my word/statement
• madvākyāt: Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (asmad-षष्ठी) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मम वाक्यात्' (from my statement/word)

• dakṣayam: Dakṣaya (name)
• dakṣayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣaya (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति

• jalamadhyagam: gone into mid-water
• jalamadhyagam: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala + madhya + ga (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; विशेषण (of dakṣayam); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'जलस्य मध्ये गतम्' (gone into the middle of the water)

• tāvatkālam: for that long a time
• tāvatkālam: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāvat + kāla (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; कालपरिमाण (extent of time)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dṛṣṭiḥ: sight, vision
• dṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive)

• bhojyakāle: at meal-time
• bhojyakāle: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojya + kāla (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति; तत्पुरुष: 'भोज्यस्य कालः' (time for eating/meal-time)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the dispatched being

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure stands or floats in the middle of a lake, surrounded by concentric ripples; a luminous aura indicates Brahmā’s word taking effect; the eyes brighten, suggesting restored sight timed to an impending act (eating).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• jala (water)
• dṛṣṭi (sight)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine decree can limit and shape karmic experience, tying relief (like restored sight) to specific conditions and times.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same sacred jalāśaya is central; its ‘middle’ is portrayed as the locus where the boon takes effect.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the condition is temporal and situational—sight returns specifically at bhojya-kāla (meal-time).