Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

द्धस येन संजायते दृष्टिः शाश्वती तव निर्मला । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं सत्येनात्मानमालभे

Transliteration

ddhasa yena saṃjāyate dṛṣṭiḥ śāśvatī tava nirmalā | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ satyenātmānamālabhe

Translation

ഇതിനാൽ നിനക്കു ശാശ്വതവും നിർമ്മലവും ആയ ദൃഷ്ടി ഉദിക്കും. എന്റെ വാക്കിൽ സംശയമില്ല—സത്യത്തിന്റെ പേരിൽ ഞാൻ എന്റെ ജീവനെ തന്നെ പണയമിടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• द्धस: (unclear word)
• द्धस: Uncertain
• Type: Noun
• Root: (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट)
• Form: अस्पष्ट-पद; मूलपाठे ‘द्धस’ इति रूपं संदिग्धम् (emendation needed)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संजायते: arises/is produced
• संजायते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दृष्टिः: vision/sight
• दृष्टिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाश्वती: eternal/lasting
• शाश्वती: Visheshana (Qualifier of दृष्टिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• निर्मला: pure/spotless
• निर्मला: Visheshana (Qualifier of दृष्टिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वाक्यात्: from (my) statement
• वाक्यात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt
• असंदिग्धम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘undoubted’

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: myself/self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आलबे: I take/undertake; I invoke (as pledge)
• आलबे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (likely the sage giving assurance; exact identity not stated here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: सरस्-तीर (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Raghu-line noble/king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage solemnly vows by truth that the prescribed act will grant the king stainless, everlasting sight; the moment is charged with certainty and wonder.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth (satya) is presented as a potent spiritual force; a realized person’s word is a reliable vehicle of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place-name appears in this verse, though it continues the sacred-lake context from the surrounding lines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse confirms the efficacy of the previously prescribed offerings, promising the boon of clear, lasting sight.