Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

इदं राज्यं निजं भूयो मया भृत्येन सादरम् । कुरुष्व स्वेच्छया देहि दानानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

idaṃ rājyaṃ nijaṃ bhūyo mayā bhṛtyena sādaram | kuruṣva svecchayā dehi dānāni vividhāni ca

Translation

Ce royaume est de nouveau le tien — moi, ton serviteur, je te l’offre avec respect. Règne selon ton bon plaisir et accorde aussi des dons variés en aumône.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• nijam: one's own
• nijam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• bhūyaḥ: again/further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनरर्थे (again/further)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (Instrumental, Singular)

• bhṛtyena: (as) a servant
• bhṛtyena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूप (adverbial accusative), स-आदरम् (respectfully)

• kuruṣva: do/act
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• sva-icchayā: as you wish
• sva-icchayā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; तृतीया, एकवचन (adverbial instrumental: according to one's own will)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• dānāni: gifts
• dānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified speaker addressing a king (likely to Satyasaṃdha; exact identity not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A loyal minister/servant offers back the kingdom with reverence, hands extended in offering gesture; Satyasaṃdha stands as rightful king; attendants and treasury symbols (seal, parasol, throne) indicate transfer of sovereignty; emphasis on charity-giving.

Characters & Entities

• Satyasaṃdha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous governance is paired with generosity; charity (dāna) is presented as a natural duty of restored and rightful kingship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is explicitly encouraged—bestowing various gifts/charities.