Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

याच्यतां मम वाक्येन सा ते दास्यति कुण्डले । त्वया च नान्यथा कार्यं यत्सत्यं द्विजसत्तम

Transliteration

yācyatāṃ mama vākyena sā te dāsyati kuṇḍale | tvayā ca nānyathā kāryaṃ yatsatyaṃ dvijasattama

Translation

Ask her in my name; she will give you the earrings. And you must do it in no other way—this is the truth, O best of brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• याच्यताम्: let (her) be asked
• याच्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive); ‘let (her) be requested’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्येन: by (my) message/words
• वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुण्डले: earrings (pair)
• कुण्डले: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कार्यम्: (it) should be done
• कार्यम्: Kriya-artha (Obligation/क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-भावे ‘to be done/should be done’

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘द्विजानां सत्तमः’

Speaker

Saudāsa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saudāsa assures Uttanka that the queen will give the earrings if asked in his name, insisting on strict adherence to this method as truth.

Characters & Entities

• Saudāsa
• Queen (dayitā)
• Kuṇḍala (earrings)
• Vipra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through truthful speech and proper conduct; means matter as much as ends.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tīrtha-māhātmya statement appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it prescribes correct procedure—requesting with rightful authorization.