Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इदं राज्यममी पुत्रा इमा नार्य इदं धनम् । ब्रूहि सर्वं मुने त्वं च तव कार्यं ददाम्यहम्

Transliteration

idaṃ rājyamamī putrā imā nārya idaṃ dhanam | brūhi sarvaṃ mune tvaṃ ca tava kāryaṃ dadāmyaham

Translation

ഇത് എന്റെ രാജ്യം, ഇവർ എന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ, ഇവർ എന്റെ ഭാര്യമാർ, ഇതാണ് എന്റെ ധനം. ഹേ മുനേ, എല്ലാം പറയുക; നിങ്ങളുടെ ആവശ്യമായത് എന്തായാലും ഞാൻ നൽകാം।

Word by Word

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

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अमी: these
• अमी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (these)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Listed item/उपपद-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (these)

• नार्यः: women/wives
• नार्यः: Karta (Listed item/उपपद-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ = everything

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

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

• कार्यम्: request/need
• कार्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददामि: I give / will grant
• ददामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

The King (addressing Durvāsā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands before the sage, hands open in offering; behind him are symbols of kingdom—throne, treasury, family—yet his posture shows surrender and eagerness to serve.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s dharma includes generous, reverent hospitality—placing a holy guest’s need above personal attachment to wealth and power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate line emphasizes dharma in a tīrtha-context rather than naming a specific site in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed here; the practical dharma is dāna and atithi-sevā—offering whatever is required to the visiting sage.