Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गच्छाधुना स्वर्गे कुरु राज्यमकंटकम् । प्रावृट् काले तु संप्राप्ते न भीः कार्या तदुद्भवा

Transliteration

tasmādgacchādhunā svarge kuru rājyamakaṃṭakam | prāvṛṭ kāle tu saṃprāpte na bhīḥ kāryā tadudbhavā

Translation

Va donc maintenant au ciel et règne sans épines (sans obstacle). Quand viendra la saison des pluies, ne crains pas ce qui en naîtra (cet ennemi).

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Reason/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय, ‘therefore/from that’

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), ‘now’

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अकण्टकम्: free of obstacles
• अकण्टकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समाससदृश (prefixal negation), ‘without thorns/obstacles’

• प्रावृट्: the rainy season
• प्रावृट्: Visheshya (Head of phrase)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावृट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपद-रूपे), एकवचन; ‘rainy season’

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), ‘but/indeed’

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has come/arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past participle), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it) has arrived’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation)

• भीः: fear
• भीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्या: should be (done/entertained)
• कार्या: Vidhi (Predicate obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be’ (agreeing with भीः)

• तदुद्भवा: arising from that
• तदुद्भवा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्मात् उद्भवा’ = arising from that

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure (Hṛṣīkeśa) gives calm, commanding reassurance to Indra, gesturing toward the heavens; monsoon clouds gather in the distance as a symbolic backdrop of ‘prāvṛṭ’ fears being dispelled.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Indra
• Svarga
• Prāvṛṭ (rainy season)
• Vṛka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

With divine refuge and dharmic support, fear of recurring adversity diminishes; assurance replaces anxiety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the promise connected to the earlier-mentioned Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, though it is not named explicitly here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is prescribed; it is an instruction to resume kingship confidently, especially during the rainy season.