Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

गृहायातस्य देवेश तच्छीघ्रं मे निवेदय

Transliteration

gṛhāyātasya deveśa tacchīghraṃ me nivedaya

Translation

ഹേ ദേവേശാ! അങ്ങ് എന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; അങ്ങയുടെ ആ ഉദ്ദേശ്യം എനിക്ക് शीഘ്രം അറിയിക്കണമേ।

Word by Word

• गृहायातस्य: of (you) who have come to my house
• गृहायातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आयात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; ‘गृहं आयातः’ (one who has come to the house)

• देवेश: O lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to me)

• निवेदय: tell, inform
• निवेदय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु; निवेदयति)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Dadhīci

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble hermitage-house interior: a radiant deva-guest arrives; the sage stands with folded hands, respectfully asking the purpose of the visit.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Deveśa (Indra/Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic host invites clarity of purpose and offers prompt assistance—service aligned with righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dadhīci’s āśrama in the Puṣkara sacred forest region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is stated; it continues the etiquette of receiving a guest and requesting the reason for the visit.