Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

प्रसादं कुरु तस्मात्त्वमस्य धर्मपतेर्द्विज । अस्माकं वचनात्सद्यः प्रार्थयस्व तथा वरम्

Transliteration

prasādaṃ kuru tasmāttvamasya dharmapaterdvija | asmākaṃ vacanātsadyaḥ prārthayasva tathā varam

Translation

Ainsi donc, ô brāhmane, accorde ta faveur à ce Seigneur du Dharma. À notre demande, sollicite aussitôt un don (vara) selon la juste manière.

Word by Word

• prasādam: grace; favor
• prasādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kuru: do; grant
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्—अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial use), हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• asya: of this (one)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dharma-pateḥ: of the lord of Dharma (Dharmarāja)
• dharma-pateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य पतिः)

• dvija: O twice-born (brahmin)
• dvija: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vacanāt: from (our) word; at (our) request
• vacanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Avyaya (Time modifier/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• prārthayasva: request; entreat
• prārthayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-arth (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• tathā: thus; in that manner
• tathā: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devas (addressing the brāhmaṇa-sage Māṇḍavya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māṇḍavya Ṛṣi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas urge the brāhmaṇa-ṛṣi to soften the curse by granting favor and shaping a boon; the moment is one of diplomatic sacred speech—hands raised in persuasion, faces earnest.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dharma (Dharmarāja/Yama)
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine justice (Dharma) is approached through humility and proper supplication; grace and boon-seeking are framed within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya context; the immediate passage leads toward the local sacred feature later named Dīrghikā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A formal act of prayer/boon-request (vara-prārthanā) is prescribed—asking rightly and promptly when instructed by higher beings.