Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गच्छाधुना स्वर्गे कुरु राज्यमकंटकम् । प्रावृट् काले तु संप्राप्ते न भीः कार्या तदुद्भवा

Transliteration

tasmādgacchādhunā svarge kuru rājyamakaṃṭakam | prāvṛṭ kāle tu saṃprāpte na bhīḥ kāryā tadudbhavā

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇപ്പോൾ സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുക; തടസ്സമില്ലാതെ രാജ്യം ഭരിക്ക. മഴക്കാലം വന്നാൽ, അതിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന ശത്രുവിനെ ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടതില്ല.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Reason/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय, ‘therefore/from that’

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), ‘now’

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अकण्टकम्: free of obstacles
• अकण्टकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समाससदृश (prefixal negation), ‘without thorns/obstacles’

• प्रावृट्: the rainy season
• प्रावृट्: Visheshya (Head of phrase)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावृट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपद-रूपे), एकवचन; ‘rainy season’

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), ‘but/indeed’

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has come/arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past participle), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it) has arrived’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation)

• भीः: fear
• भीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्या: should be (done/entertained)
• कार्या: Vidhi (Predicate obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be’ (agreeing with भीः)

• तदुद्भवा: arising from that
• तदुद्भवा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्मात् उद्भवा’ = arising from that

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure (Hṛṣīkeśa) gives calm, commanding reassurance to Indra, gesturing toward the heavens; monsoon clouds gather in the distance as a symbolic backdrop of ‘prāvṛṭ’ fears being dispelled.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Indra
• Svarga
• Prāvṛṭ (rainy season)
• Vṛka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

With divine refuge and dharmic support, fear of recurring adversity diminishes; assurance replaces anxiety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the promise connected to the earlier-mentioned Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, though it is not named explicitly here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is prescribed; it is an instruction to resume kingship confidently, especially during the rainy season.