Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्कर्माऽहं करिष्यामि येन नो पतनाद्भयम् । साधयिष्यामि तांल्लोकान्ये सदा पातवर्जिताः

Transliteration

tatkarmā'haṃ kariṣyāmi yena no patanādbhayam | sādhayiṣyāmi tāṃllokānye sadā pātavarjitāḥ

Translation

मैं वही कर्म करूँगा जिससे पतन का भय न रहे। मैं उन लोकों को प्राप्त करूँगा जो सदा पतन-रहित हैं।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्म-विशेषण)

• कर्म: deed / act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (‘by which/whereby’)

• नः: for us
• नः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; अत्र ‘for us’ (चतुर्थी-अर्थे)

• पतनात्: from falling / downfall
• पतनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधयिष्यामि: will accomplish / will secure
• साधयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकान्-विशेषण)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (‘which/that’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• पातवर्जिताः: free from downfall
• पातवर्जिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पात-वर्जित (कृदन्त; वर्ज्-धातु; समास)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तृतीया/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘पातेन वर्जिताः/पातात् वर्जिताः’ (free from fall)

Speaker

Mudgala

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resolute sage speaks with calm certainty, renouncing fear of spiritual ‘fall’ and aiming for unfailing realms; background hints of a sacred coastal tīrtha with Śiva symbolism.

Characters & Entities

• Mudgala
• Pātavarjita-lokas (fall-free worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seek the enduring goal—states untouched by decline—through disciplined action aligned with dharma and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes a transcendental aim rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; it broadly commits to a liberating sādhana that removes fear of downfall.