Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । एतत्सर्वं सहस्राक्ष तव वाक्यमसंशयम् । भविष्यति न संदेहः सर्वमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | etatsarvaṃ sahasrākṣa tava vākyamasaṃśayam | bhaviṣyati na saṃdehaḥ sarvametanmayoditam

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സഹസ്രാക്ഷാ! നിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ എല്ലാം സംശയമില്ലാതെ സത്യമാണ്. ഇതെല്ലാം തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും; സംശയം ഇല്ല, കാരണം ഇതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ തന്നെ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചതാണ്.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इति विशेषणम्

• सहस्राक्ष: O thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सहस्राणि अक्षीणि यस्य)

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

• वाक्यम्: statement/word
• वाक्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः — ‘संशयरहितम्’

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• उदितम्: spoken/uttered
• उदितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम् एतत्’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Sahasrākṣa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā speaks calmly to Indra (Thousand-eyed), both seated in a celestial pavilion; Brahmā raises a hand in assurance, while Indra listens with reverence, the tīrtha’s promise symbolically shown as a shining waterbody below.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic assurances are framed as authoritative when ratified by a cosmic witness like Brahmā—strengthening faith in tīrtha-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha/kuṇḍa whose rites and fruits are being confirmed by Brahmā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a new rite; rather, a formal confirmation that the previously stated tīrtha-ritual results will certainly manifest.