Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

नास्माकं दर्शनं व्यर्थं कथंचिदपि जायते । तस्मात्प्रार्थय यच्चित्ते तव नित्यं समाश्रितम्

Transliteration

nāsmākaṃ darśanaṃ vyarthaṃ kathaṃcidapi jāyate | tasmātprārthaya yaccitte tava nityaṃ samāśritam

Translation

“Nuestra manifestación jamás es estéril de modo alguno. Por eso, pide aquello que tu corazón guarda siempre como deseo amado.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) — ‘not’

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) बहुवचनम् — ‘of us/our’

• darśanam: the sight (of us)
• darśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् — ‘sight/appearance/meeting’

• vyartham: fruitless
• vyartham: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् — ‘fruitless’ (predicate adjective of darśanam)

• kathaṃcit: in any way
• kathaṃcit: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘somehow/in any way’

• api: at all
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि = ‘even/at all’)

• jāyate: arises
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान) प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम् — ‘arises/comes to be’

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Logical connector/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतु/निष्कर्ष) — ‘therefore’

• prārthaya: request
• prārthaya: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√arth (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् — ‘ask/request/pray for’

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् — relative pronoun ‘whatever/that which’ (object of prārthaya)

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् — ‘in (your) mind’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम् — ‘your’

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘always’

• samāśritam: cherished/held
• samāśritam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā√śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि) नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् — ‘resorted to/held/cherished’ (agreeing with yat)

Speaker

Vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ (the gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas speak with gentle authority, offering a boon; the sage stands attentive, hands folded, contemplating a dharmic request; the atmosphere glows with assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhas (Devas)
• Darśana (divine audience)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana carries purposeful grace; when the gods reveal themselves, it is an opening for dharmic aspiration and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; the instruction is to articulate one’s heartfelt request (prārthanā) in the presence of the gods.