Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

निगृहीताः स युष्माकं प्रसादं प्रकरिष्यति । तदर्थं प्रेषितो दूतस्त्वत्सकाशं महीपते

Transliteration

nigṛhītāḥ sa yuṣmākaṃ prasādaṃ prakariṣyati | tadarthaṃ preṣito dūtastvatsakāśaṃ mahīpate

Translation

«Une fois maîtrisé, il recherchera ta grâce bienveillante. C’est pour cela même, ô roi, qu’un messager a été envoyé auprès de toi.»

Word by Word

• निगृहीताः: restrained, seized
• निगृहीताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + ग्रह् (धातु) → निगृहीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; past passive participle ‘restrained/captured’ (qualifying implied ‘you’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• युष्माकम्: of you
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive plural ‘of you’

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• प्रकरिष्यति: will bestow / will do
• प्रकरिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; simple future 3rd person singular

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-रूपेण (accusative used adverbially) ‘for that purpose’

• प्रेषितः: sent
• प्रेषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु) → प्रेषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘sent’ (qualifying दूतः)

• दूतः: messenger
• दूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• त्वत्सकाशम्: to your presence, near you
• त्वत्सकाशम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् + सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-रूपेण ‘near you / to your presence’

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular masculine; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महीयाः पतिः)

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa (contextual dialogue; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mohīpati (king) addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger arrives before a king, reporting that the restrained party will now seek the king’s favor; the scene emphasizes protocol, humility, and impending settlement.

Characters & Entities

• mahīpati (king)
• dūta (messenger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful beings must submit to dharma and seek rightful grace through proper approach and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter context points toward a Rāmeśvara-centered tīrtha narrative within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse focuses on reconciliation through a formally sent messenger.