Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सर्वे मंत्रास्तथाऽस्त्राणि ममवाक्यादसंशयम् । येन स्यात्पूर्ववत्सर्वो व्यवहारो नृपोद्भवः

Transliteration

sarve maṃtrāstathā'strāṇi mamavākyādasaṃśayam | yena syātpūrvavatsarvo vyavahāro nṛpodbhavaḥ

Translation

「あらゆるマントラ、またそれらの神なる武器も、疑いなく我が言により現れ出でる。かくして王の務めと統治の秩序すべてが、以前のままに再び進むであろう。」

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अस्त्राणि: weapons
• अस्त्राणि: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (my) word/command
• वाक्यात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: without doubt)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• स्यात्: may be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (as before)

• सर्वः: entire
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्यवहारः: practice/transaction (normal functioning)
• व्यवहारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नृपोद्भवः: arising from the king
• नृपोद्भवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नृपात् उद्भवः’ (arising from the king) — विशेषण (of व्यवहारः)

Speaker

Unnamed deity/authority figure (contextually the bestower of mantras and astras; immediately followed by Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding figure declares that all mantras and divine weapons will arise without doubt by his word, ensuring the entire machinery of kingship and governance returns to its former functioning.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)
• mantra
• astra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in society is sustained when rightful authority aligns with divine sanction—mantra (sacred order) supports vyavahāra (right conduct).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the snippet emphasizes dharmic outcomes rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; it highlights divine empowerment (mantras/astrās) to restore dharmic order.