Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य दीनस्य भगवाञ्छशिशेखरः । प्रोवाच तव दास्यामि राज्यं त्रैलोक्यसंभवम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā tasya dīnasya bhagavāñchaśiśekharaḥ | provāca tava dāsyāmi rājyaṃ trailokyasaṃbhavam

Translation

ເມື່ອພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ສວມຈັນທຣາເປັນມົງກຸດ (ພຣະສິວະ) ໄດ້ຍິນຄຳວອນຂອງຜູ້ທຸກຍາກນັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງກ່າວວ່າ: “ເຮົາຈະປະທານອຳນາດລາຊະທີ່ເກີດແກ່ສາມໂລກໃຫ້ເຈົ້າ.”

Word by Word

• tat: that (request/statement)
• tat: Karma (Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तत् (वचनम्/प्रार्थनम्)’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dīnasya: distressed
• dīnasya: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; tasya इति विशेषण

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaśiśekharaḥ: Śaśiśekhara (moon-crested Śiva)
• śaśiśekharaḥ: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवस्य उपाधि (epithet)

• provāca: said
• provāca: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriyā (Promise)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• trailokyasaṃbhavam: belonging to the three worlds
• trailokyasaṃbhavam: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; rājyam इति विशेषण; ‘त्रैलोक्यसम्भवम्’ (arising from/pertaining to the three worlds)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaśiśekhara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva with crescent moon, serene face, speaking words of assurance; Indra’s posture shifts from despair to hope—hands still folded but shoulders lifted.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaśiśekhara)
• Indra
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion responds to sincere distress; Śiva’s grace restores rightful authority for the protection of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes Śiva’s salvific role within the māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse depicts the fruit of devotion—divine assurance and protection.