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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यम उवाच । आज्ञापयतु मां देवो यमुनां च जगत्प्रभुः । कार्यं यद्भाविनोऽर्थस्य तत्करिष्ये न संशयः

Transliteration

yama uvāca | ājñāpayatu māṃ devo yamunāṃ ca jagatprabhuḥ | kāryaṃ yadbhāvino'rthasya tatkariṣye na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Yama said: “Let the Lord of the world command me—and Yamunā as well. Whatever must be done for the sake of what is to come, that I shall accomplish without doubt.”

Word by Word
यमःYama
यमः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘said’
आज्ञापयतुlet (him) command
आज्ञापयतु:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ज्ञा (धातु) (णिच्)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘let (him) command’
माम्me
माम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular
यमुनाम्Yamunā
यमुनाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
जगत्-प्रभुःthe lord of the world
जगत्-प्रभुः:
Apposition (Co-referent/समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः प्रभुः — ‘lord of the world’
कार्यम्the task/what is to be done
कार्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular
यत्which/whatever
यत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — relative pronoun (agreeing with कार्यम्)
भाविनःof what is to come/future
भाविनः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootभाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular (agreeing with अर्थस्य)
अर्थस्यof the matter/purpose
अर्थस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular (referring to कार्यम्)
करिष्येI will do
करिष्ये:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘I shall do’
नnot/no
न:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (Predicate nominal/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular
Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (with Yamunā/Koṭitīrtha linkage forthcoming)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūrya (bhūvana-sākṣin)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, holding the staff of Time, speaks with unwavering resolve, palms joined, requesting command for himself and Yamunā; Sūrya stands as radiant sovereign-witness, the scene charged with duty and devotion.

Characters & Entities
Y
Yama
Y
Yamunā
S
Sūrya (implied by context)

FAQs

True dharma is readiness to serve divine purpose—Yama exemplifies disciplined obedience aligned with cosmic welfare.

Prabhāsakṣetra, where divine agents are appointed for the kṣetra’s protection and sanctity.

No ritual is prescribed directly; the verse emphasizes divine authorization behind future tīrtha-events and protections.

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