Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नाहं मनुष्यधर्माणमुपाध्यायं कथंचन । करिष्यामि जगन्नाथ कृपां कुरु ममोपरि

Transliteration

nāhaṃ manuṣyadharmāṇamupādhyāyaṃ kathaṃcana | kariṣyāmi jagannātha kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

Translation

Jamais, d’aucune manière, je ne prendrai pour précepteur un maître lié aux seules conventions humaines. Ô Jagannātha, Seigneur du monde, fais descendre ta compassion sur moi.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मनुष्य-धर्माणाम्: of human duties
• मनुष्य-धर्माणाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मनुष्याणां धर्माः); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• उपाध्यायम्: teacher, instructor
• उपाध्यायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कथंचन: in any manner
• कथंचन: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/अनिश्चित (in any way/at all)

• करिष्यामि: I will do / I will become
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः नाथः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion, grace
• कृपाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कुरु: do, show
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी; एकवचन

• उपरि: upon, towards
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपर्यर्थक/अधिकरणवाचक (upon/over; towards)

Speaker

Yājñavalkya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagannātha (Lord of the world)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yājñavalkya speaks with firm resolve, palms joined, eyes lifted toward the deity; behind him, faint silhouettes of ordinary teachers fade, while the deity’s presence is vivid—signifying preference for divine instruction over mere convention.

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Jagannātha (as an epithet for Sūrya/Īśvara in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme knowledge is sought from the divine source; grace, not mere convention, is the key to realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the tirtha-linked dialogue with Sūrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prayer for compassion (kṛpā) is expressed; no detailed rite is stated.