Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

हरिश्चंद्र उवाच । कृतकृत्योस्मि देवेश सर्वमस्ति गृहे मम । पुत्रं त्यक्त्वा त्वया सोऽपि दत्तो वंशधरो जयी

Transliteration

hariścaṃdra uvāca | kṛtakṛtyosmi deveśa sarvamasti gṛhe mama | putraṃ tyaktvā tvayā so'pi datto vaṃśadharo jayī

Translation

ຮະຣິສຈັນທຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະທັງປວງ, ເຮົາໄດ້ສຳເລັດພຽງພໍແລ້ວ; ທຸກສິ່ງມີຢູ່ໃນເຮືອນຂອງເຮົາ. ທ່ານໄດ້ລຶບລ້າງຄວາມຂາດບຸດ ແລະປະທານບຸດຜູ້ສືບສາຍວົງສາ—ຜູ້ມີໄຊຊະນະ—ໃຫ້ເຮົາ.

Word by Word

• हरिश्चन्द्रः: Harishchandra
• हरिश्चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रसङ्गे वक्ता-नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + कृत्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्-सम्बन्धि)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धि)

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ

• वंशधरः: lineage-bearer, heir
• वंशधरः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंशधर (प्रातिपदिक; वंश + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (सः)

• जयी: victorious
• जयी: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वंशधरः)

Speaker

Harīścandra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Harīścandra, hands folded, addresses a radiant Deva/Īśvara figure; behind him a palace interior symbolizing ‘everything in my house,’ and a young prince/heir standing as the ‘victorious lineage-bearer.’

Characters & Entities

• Harīścandra
• Śiva (Deveśa)
• Son/heir (vaṃśadhara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and contentment after receiving divine grace are virtues; boons are to support dharma, including the continuity of a righteous lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue belongs to Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya framework, indicating a sacred locale where Śiva’s blessing manifests (not named in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a testimonial of fulfilled prayer and Śiva’s boon.