Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणाद्वृष्टिः संनिरुद्धा मया प्रभो । तद्ब्रूहि किं करोम्यद्य त्वं प्रमाणं पितामह

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇādvṛṣṭiḥ saṃniruddhā mayā prabho | tadbrūhi kiṃ karomyadya tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ pitāmaha

Translation

«Por esta causa, oh Señor, he retenido la lluvia. Dime, pues, qué debo hacer hoy: tú eres la autoridad, oh Abuelo.»

Word by Word

• etasmāt: from this
• etasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kāraṇāt: cause/reason
• kāraṇāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• vṛṣṭiḥ: rain
• vṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃniruddhā: has been restrained
• saṃniruddhā: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rudh (धातु) + sam-ni- (उपसर्गौ) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निरुद्धा/रोधिता’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• brūhi: tell (me)
• brūhi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• karomi: I do
• karomi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pramāṇam: authority/standard
• pramāṇam: Viśeṣya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• pitāmaha: O Grandfather
• pitāmaha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, acknowledging Brahmā as the ultimate authority, admits he has restrained rain and asks what action to take now; the scene conveys humility within power.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful agents must submit to higher dharmic authority; correction and guidance restore balance more than punishment alone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal link in the chapter’s tīrtha-focused discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for dharmic instruction rather than a stated rite.