Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तथान्यदपि यत्किञ्चित्कर्म धर्म्यं हितावहम् । तत्करोमि यथान्येऽपि चक्रुर्देवाः शिवादयः

Transliteration

tathānyadapi yatkiñcitkarma dharmyaṃ hitāvaham | tatkaromi yathānye'pi cakrurdevāḥ śivādayaḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ, ധാർമ്മികവും ഹിതകരവും ആയ മറ്റേതെങ്കിലും കർമ്മം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അതും ഞാൻ ചെയ്യും; ശിവാദി ദേവന്മാർ ചെയ്തതുപോലെ।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb of manner)

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक particle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम (relative)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• कर्म: act/rite
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्म्यम्: righteous/according to dharma
• धर्म्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्मणः)

• हितावहम्: bringing welfare/beneficial
• हितावहम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हितम् आवहति इति) विशेषणम् (कर्मणः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to the act)

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (Comparative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक; ‘as/just as’)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• चक्रुः: did/performed
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शिवादयः: Shiva and the rest
• शिवादयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवः आदिः येषाम्) ‘Shiva and others’

Speaker

Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate narrative context in the same adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional pledge with a divine archetype: Śiva at the head of a celestial assembly, while a human devotee resolves to perform dhārmic acts in their footsteps at a tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is defined by actions that uphold righteousness and bring true welfare; one should follow divine exemplars in performing such deeds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 40, leading toward the manifestation of a sacred kṣetra (later identified with Camatkārapura-kṣetra in this passage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription: perform dhārmic, beneficial rites and duties in the manner of the gods; no single named rite is specified in this verse.