Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मया तुष्टेन सर्वेषां संपत्स्यति हृदि स्थितम् । इह लोकेष्वसंदिग्धं शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्

Transliteration

mayā tuṣṭena sarveṣāṃ saṃpatsyati hṛdi sthitam | iha lokeṣvasaṃdigdhaṃ śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham

Translation

“If I am pleased, whatever lies in anyone’s heart will surely come to pass in this world—whether auspicious or inauspicious.”

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्टेन: being pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (समूहार्थे), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संपत्स्यति: will occur/come to pass
• संपत्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• स्थितम्: situated/placed
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubted/certain
• असंदिग्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक; संदिग्ध from √दिह्/√दिग्? as adjective)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-प्रत्यय (negation)

• शुभम्: good/auspicious (thing)
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: evil/inauspicious (thing)
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-प्रत्यय (negation)

Speaker

Narrator quoting the impious king (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity or guardian of the tīrtha speaks a solemn boon: the unseen ‘heart’ of devotees appears as luminous lotuses—some bright (śubha), some shadowed (aśubha)—signaling that inner intent will manifest.

Characters & Entities

• the king (implied)
• people (sarve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Claiming ultimate control over fate and results is condemned as delusion and pride; true fruition is tied to dharma and divine order, not tyranny.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified in this verse; it serves the broader Māhātmya by portraying the darkness from which sacred practice liberates.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boast about dispensing results, not a dharmic instruction.