Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । नान्यथा शक्यते कर्तुं तस्य वाक्यं कथंचन । तस्मात्तव करिष्यामि सुखोपायं शृणुष्व तम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | nānyathā śakyate kartuṃ tasya vākyaṃ kathaṃcana | tasmāttava kariṣyāmi sukhopāyaṃ śṛṇuṣva tam

Translation

Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : « Sa parole ne peut être changée d’aucune manière. C’est pourquoi je t’accorderai un moyen aisé ; écoute-le. »

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (śrīmān bhagavān); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (otherwise)

• śakyate: is possible
• śakyate: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/complement)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartum (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive)

• tasya: of him/that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vākyam: the word/statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kathaṃcana: in any way at all
• kathaṃcana: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indefinite adverb: in any way)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययप्रयोग; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ

• tava: for you/your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• kariṣyāmi: I will do/make
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• sukhopaayam: an easy means
• sukhopaayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (sukhaḥ upāyaḥ = easy means); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• tam: that (means)
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks gently yet firmly, indicating the curse cannot be altered, but promising an easy method; the devotee listens attentively in hope.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Durvāsas
• śāpa
• upāya (means)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion works within dharma: even when a sage’s curse stands, Śiva provides a righteous remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming ‘sukhopāya’ is promised; the specific practice is not stated in this verse alone.