Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

तर्पयिष्यंति सद्भक्त्या ततः पुष्टिमवाप्स्यसि । तेऽपि काम्यैर्मनोऽभीष्टैर्भविष्यंति समन्विताः

Transliteration

tarpayiṣyaṃti sadbhaktyā tataḥ puṣṭimavāpsyasi | te'pi kāmyairmano'bhīṣṭairbhaviṣyaṃti samanvitāḥ

Translation

“With true devotion they will satisfy you; from that you will attain fullness and strength. And they too will be endowed with desirable fulfillments, cherished by the heart.”

Word by Word

• तर्पयिष्यन्ति: will satisfy / will propitiate
• तर्पयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिच् (causative) भावः—तर्पयति (to satisfy)

• सद्भक्त्या: with sincere devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (सत् भक्ति = true/devout devotion); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (thereupon/then)

• पुष्टिम्: nourishment, prosperity
• पुष्टिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also, even)

• काम्यैः: desired, wish-fulfilling
• काम्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् मनोऽभीष्टैः

• मनः-अभीष्टैः: with heart-desired (boons/things)
• मनः-अभीष्टैः: Karana/Hetu (Means/associated endowments)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (मनसः अभीष्टानि = heart-desired things); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• समन्विताः: endowed, accompanied
• समन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+अन्वि+त (कृदन्त; √इ धातु/अन्वि)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ते

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees pour ghee with folded hands; Agni rises luminous and well-fed; from the flame emanate symbols of boons—grain, health, prosperity, and inner contentment—returning to the worshippers.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Agni
• Brāhmaṇas
• Vasordhārā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion joined to right ritual action creates mutual uplift: the deity (Agni) is satisfied and the worshippers receive auspicious fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tirtha is implied by “here/atra” in the surrounding narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse alone does not name it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing vasordhārā with sadbhakti (sincere devotion) to propitiate Agni and obtain puṣṭi and desired boons.