Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

ततः समाप्ते स प्राह प्रार्थयस्व विभो हि माम् । प्रदास्यामि न सन्देहस्तवाद्य गुरुदक्षिणाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ samāpte sa prāha prārthayasva vibho hi mām | pradāsyāmi na sandehastavādya gurudakṣiṇām

Translation

Quand l’étude fut achevée, il dit : « Ô vénérable, demande-moi. Sans nul doute, aujourd’hui je te donnerai ta guru-dakṣiṇā, l’offrande due au maître. »

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• समाप्ते: when completed
• समाप्ते: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) / समाप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) ‘when (it was) finished’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रार्थयस्व: ask/request
• प्रार्थयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Nishchaya (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of ‘ask’

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: no, not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘doubt’ (elliptic: ‘there is no doubt’)

• तव: your, of you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• गुरुदक्षिणाम्: the teacher’s fee (guru’s gift)
• गुरुदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘teacher’s fee’

Speaker

Narrative voice (unspecified in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The disciple, study completed, bows and requests the guru/deity to ask for dakṣiṇā; the teacher’s calm gesture indicates acceptance and guidance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completion of sacred learning should culminate in gratitude and dharmic reciprocity through guru-dakṣiṇā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context, but this line itself does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering guru-dakṣiṇā after completing study is implied as a dharmic observance.