Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

अहं च तेजसा युक्तस्तत्प्रभावेण संस्थितः

Transliteration

ahaṃ ca tejasā yuktastatprabhāveṇa saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Dan aku pun, dipenuhi cahaya, tegak bersemayam oleh daya kuasa-Nya sendiri.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; अहम्-शब्दः (1st person pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपातः

• tejasā: by/with radiance
• tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• yuktaḥ: endowed/connected
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham)

• tatprabhāveṇa: by that power/effect
• tatprabhāveṇa: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्-प्रभाव = तस्य प्रभावः)

• saṃsthitaḥ: situated/established
• saṃsthitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham)

Speaker

Unspecified first-person speaker (continuing the contemplative narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker’s body subtly glows; a larger divine radiance stands behind/within him, indicating that his tejas is sustained by the deity’s prabhāva.

Characters & Entities

• tejas
• tatprabhāva (His power)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual radiance (tejas) is shown as arising from the divine prabhāva—grace/power—rather than mere egoic effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is specified in this standalone verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.