Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यथा वयं सत्या भवता सह पद्मज । भवाम कुरु तत्कृत्यमेतस्मादागता वयम्

Transliteration

tasmādyathā vayaṃ satyā bhavatā saha padmaja | bhavāma kuru tatkṛtyametasmādāgatā vayam

Translation

अतः हे पद्मज! ताकि हम आपके साथ सत्यनिष्ठ रह सकें, जो कर्तव्य है वह कीजिए; इसी प्रयोजन से हम आए हैं।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययार्थे — 'therefore/from that (reason)'

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक) — 'as/just as'

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• satyāḥ: truthful
• satyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'truthful' (agreeing with vayaṃ)

• bhavatā: with you
• bhavatā: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — 'with/by you'

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक-उपपद) — governs instrumental

• padmaja: O lotus-born
• padmaja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (padmasya jaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन — epithet 'O lotus-born (Brahmā)'

• bhavāma: we are / we shall be
• bhavāma: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'we are/we become' (injunctive sense in request)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'do'

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'that' (qualifying kṛtyam)

• kṛtyam: the required act
• kṛtyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — 'duty/what is to be done'

• etasmāt: from here
• etasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — 'from this (place)'

• āgatāḥ: (have) come
• āgatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन — 'having come' (agreeing with vayaṃ)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages address Brahmā as Padmaja, emphasizing that they wish to remain truthful together; their palms are joined, faces earnest, the child standing quietly beside them.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness (satya) is a sacred vow; devotees seek divine support so their blessings and words do not become false.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the moral framework within the pilgrimage narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on satya as a vow and the request for a divinely sanctioned remedy.