Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विवादार्थं जपेद्यस्तु संसृष्टमिति तत्र च । विवादे विजय स्तस्य पापस्यापि प्रजायते

Transliteration

vivādārthaṃ japedyastu saṃsṛṣṭamiti tatra ca | vivāde vijaya stasya pāpasyāpi prajāyate

Translation

Whoever there recites “Saṁsṛṣṭam” for the sake of dispute—even in a dispute, victory arises for him, even if he is sinful.

Word by Word

• विवाद-अर्थम्: for (winning) a dispute
• विवाद-अर्थम्: Karma (Purpose-object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अर्थ-शब्दः पुं; समासान्ते नपुंसकत्वं प्रायः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: विवादस्य अर्थः/प्रयोजनम्

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• संसृष्टम्: ‘Saṃsṛṣṭa’ (the mantra/word “samsṛṣṭa”)
• संसृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-सृज् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘संसृष्ट’ (mixed/combined) — मन्त्रनामरूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• विवादे: in a dispute
• विवादे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापस्य: of the sinful (person)
• पापस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपवाद/समुच्चयार्थ (even)

• प्रजायते: arises/comes about
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A litigant/devotee at the tīrtha recites before a small shrine; in a nearby court-like सभा scene, the balance of judgment turns in his favor, while a faint shadow of ‘pāpa’ lingers as moral tension.

Characters & Entities

• Saṁsṛṣṭam (mantra incipit)
• Vivāda (dispute)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text magnifies tīrtha-power and mantra-efficacy, urging reliance on sacred discipline even amid worldly conflicts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha within Adhyāya 36’s Tīrthamāhātmya context, indicated by ‘tatra’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa of a mantra marked by the phrase “saṁsṛṣṭam iti” to obtain victory in disputes.