Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । ममोपरि दयां कृत्वा त्वमेव मुनिसत्तम । गृहाण रत्नसंभूतं कण्ठाभरणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

rājovāca | mamopari dayāṃ kṛtvā tvameva munisattama | gṛhāṇa ratnasaṃbhūtaṃ kaṇṭhābharaṇamuttamam

Translation

രാജാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, എനിക്കു കരുണ കാണിക്കണമേ; രത്നങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായ ഈ ഉത്തമ കണ്ഠാഭരണം നിങ്ങൾ സ്വീകരിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• उपरि: upon/over
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/अधिकरणार्थक (on/upon; with genitive)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having shown/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having done’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहाण: accept/take
• गृहाण: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रत्नसंभूतम्: made of jewels
• रत्नसंभूतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of कण्ठाभरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + संभूत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+भू क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) समासान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arisen from jewels / made of jewels’

• कण्ठाभरणम्: neck-ornament
• कण्ठाभरणम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of कण्ठाभरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā (the King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Munisattama (best of sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, moved and humbled, offers his finest jewel-made neck ornament to the sage, hands extended in supplication; the sage receives or blesses him.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility expresses itself through humility and generosity, especially when seeking spiritual aid.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it is part of the ongoing Tīrthamāhātmya account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dāna-like act: the king offers a jewel necklace to the sage (consistent with the earlier annaniṣkraya instruction).