Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे संभारानाहर द्रुतम् । तस्य यज्ञस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं यथार्हान्ब्राह्मणांस्तथा

Transliteration

tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me saṃbhārānāhara drutam | tasya yajñasya siddhyarthaṃ yathārhānbrāhmaṇāṃstathā

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് എനിക്കു പ്രസാദം ചെയ്യണമേ; യജ്ഞസാമഗ്രികൾ വേഗത്തിൽ കൊണ്ടുവരിക്കൂ, ആ യജ്ഞസിദ്ധിക്കായി യോജ്യരായ ബ്രാഹ്മണരെയും അതുപോലെ വിളിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Causal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-रूपेण निपातवत् (indeclinable ‘therefore/from that reason’)

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसादम्: favor/grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (6/4); here चतुर्थी-दत्तार्थे (‘to me’)

• संभारान्: materials/requisites
• संभारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), बहुवचन; कर्म

• आहर: bring
• आहर: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: for (its) successful completion
• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिद्धि + अर्थ (समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘सिद्धेः अर्थः’ → ‘for the accomplishment’; क्रियार्थक-अव्यय (purpose)

• यथार्हान्: suitable/appropriate
• यथार्हान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + अर्ह (समास/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोग ‘as is proper’; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणान्)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), बहुवचन; कर्म (to be invited/appointed)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

Speaker

Triśaṅku

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Triśaṅku requests Vasiṣṭha’s favor; attendants hurry to gather yajña materials; messengers are dispatched to summon worthy brāhmaṇas; ritual vessels and fire-altars are sketched in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Vasiṣṭha (addressed)
• Yajña materials (saṃbhāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ritual ambition depends on proper means—right materials, right officiants, and the sanction of spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse focuses on yajña logistics within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gathering yajña materials (saṃbhāra) and appointing qualified brāhmaṇas as officiants for successful completion.