Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

करिष्यामि परे लोके व्यक्तमेतदसंशयम्

Transliteration

kariṣyāmi pare loke vyaktametadasaṃśayam

Translation

ಪರಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಾನು ಇದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವೆನು—ಇದು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ, ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

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

• परे: in the other/next
• परे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of लोके)

• लोके: world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यक्तम्: clearly/manifestly
• व्यक्तम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण (adverbial use), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Certainty)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), अव्ययवत्

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed deity/august figure in the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker makes a firm vow before a deity/elder, with a calm, unwavering gaze; the background subtly suggests the ‘world beyond’—a luminous horizon or celestial pathway—indicating certainty of afterlife action/fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Para-loka (other world)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and its consequences extend beyond one lifetime; resolve (saṅkalpa) must be firm and doubtless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha-name appears in this standalone line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it expresses determination regarding an intended dharmic act.