Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्प्रार्थ्यतां चित्ते यद्युष्माकं व्यवस्थितम् । सर्वं दास्याम्यसंदिग्धं यद्युष्माकं हृदि स्थितम्

Transliteration

tasmāttatprārthyatāṃ citte yadyuṣmākaṃ vyavasthitam | sarvaṃ dāsyāmyasaṃdigdhaṃ yadyuṣmākaṃ hṛdi sthitam

Translation

Ainsi, demandez ce qui est fermement arrêté dans votre esprit. Tout ce qui demeure en votre cœur, je vous l’accorderai sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/तद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात् (indeclinable: 'therefore/from that')

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रार्थ्यताम्: let it be asked for / request (it)
• प्रार्थ्यताम्: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arth (अर्थ् धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'let it be requested')

• चित्ते: in (your) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• व्यवस्थितम्: settled, determined
• व्यवस्थितम्: Karma/Predicative (to implied 'तत्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyavasthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था धातु + वि+अव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt, certainly
• असंदिग्धम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃdigdha (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'सर्वम्'); नञ्-तत्पुरुष (a- + saṃdigdha)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हृदि: in (your) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: present, abiding
• स्थितम्: Karma/Predicative (to implied 'तत्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Devī Durgā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī gestures in varada-mudrā, inviting the devotees to ask for what is firmly settled in their minds, promising fulfillment without doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Durgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of intention and heartfelt resolve are central; the Goddess responds to what is truly established within the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains implicit; the focus here is on Devī’s boon-giving power experienced in the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prayer (prārthanā) arising from firm inner resolve is emphasized rather than an external rite.