Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं कृते तव श्रेयो भविष्यति च सद्यशः । इह लोके परे चैव तस्मात्कुरु मयोदितम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte tava śreyo bhaviṣyati ca sadyaśaḥ | iha loke pare caiva tasmātkuru mayoditam

Translation

Si cela est accompli, il en résultera pour toi le bien et une renommée immédiate, en ce monde comme dans l’autre. Fais donc selon ce que je te dis.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कृते: when (it is) done
• कृते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘कृत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: “when this is done”)

• तव: for you/your
• तव: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (genitive)

• श्रेयः: welfare, good
• श्रेयः: Karta (Subject of भविष्यति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (nominative singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• सद्यशः: immediately
• सद्यशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यशस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (immediately/at once)

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here, in this world)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• परे: in the other (world)
• परे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोके: “in the other world”)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle: “indeed/just”)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental: “by me”)

• उदितम्: what has been said (by me)
• उदितम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘उदित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्म (object of कुरु)

Speaker

Bhūpati (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king presses his case, promising Jamadagni welfare and fame here and hereafter; Jamadagni’s calm face suggests discernment; the cow stands as silent witness.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (implied addressee)
• Kāmadhenu (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not determined by promises of fame; righteousness requires discerning what is permissible and sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it functions within a broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is rhetorical persuasion rather than a religious injunction.