Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तथाप्येवं करिष्यामि तव दास्यामि कृत्स्नशः । ज्ञानयुक्तानि शस्त्राणि मंत्रग्रामं च तादृशम्

Transliteration

tathāpyevaṃ kariṣyāmi tava dāsyāmi kṛtsnaśaḥ | jñānayuktāni śastrāṇi maṃtragrāmaṃ ca tādṛśam

Translation

ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា ខ្ញុំនឹងធ្វើដូចនេះ៖ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រទានដល់អ្នកទាំងស្រុង នូវអាវុធដែលបានបំពាក់ដោយចំណេះដឹងដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ និងក្រុមមន្តដ៏សមស្របដូចគ្នា។

Word by Word

• tathā-api: even so, nevertheless
• tathā-api: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-द्वयसमुच्चयः; 'तथापि'—विरोध/अपवादार्थक (concessive)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: entirely
• kṛtsnaśaḥ: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/सम्पूर्णतावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: wholly)

• jñāna-yuktāni: endowed with knowledge
• jñāna-yuktāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—ज्ञानैः युक्तानि (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• śastrāṇi: weapons
• śastrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• mantra-grāmam: a collection of mantras
• mantra-grāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—मन्त्राणां ग्रामः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tādṛśam: such, of that kind
• tādṛśam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; 'मन्त्रग्रामम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī resolves to grant the king a complete set of wisdom-empowered weapons and a corresponding corpus of mantras—an initiation-like bestowal of sacred power.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Pṛthivīpati (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When intent is dharmic, divine power supports protection through mantra and wisdom-guided strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse indicates bestowal of mantras (mantragrāma) for protective use, though not the exact japa or rite.