Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

वयं त्वां तत्र नेष्यामः सुखोपायेन भद्रक । निधिं च दर्शयिष्यामः श्राद्धार्थं सुमहत्तरम्

Transliteration

vayaṃ tvāṃ tatra neṣyāmaḥ sukhopāyena bhadraka | nidhiṃ ca darśayiṣyāmaḥ śrāddhārthaṃ sumahattaram

Translation

ഹേ ഭദ്രപുരുഷാ! ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്നെ സുഖോപായത്തോടെ അവിടെ കൊണ്ടുപോകും; ശ്രാദ്ധാർത്ഥമായി നിശ്ചയിച്ച അതിമഹത്തായ നിധിയും നിന്നെ കാണിച്ചുതരാം।

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; बहुवचनम् (plural), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), मध्यमपुरुषार्थे; एकवचनम् (singular), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• नेष्यामः: we will lead (take)
• नेष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (simple future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम् (plural); परस्मैपदम्; धातुः: नी (to lead)

• सुखोपायेन: by an easy means
• सुखोपायेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + उपाय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative): सुखस्य उपायः; पुल्लिङ्गः (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), एकवचनम् (singular)

• भद्रक: O good one
• भद्रक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• निधिम्: treasure
• निधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• दर्शयिष्यामः: we will show
• दर्शयिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त-धातु (causative) ‘दर्शय’ from दृश्; लृट्-लकारः (simple future), उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• श्राद्धार्थम्: for the purpose of śrāddha
• श्राद्धार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: श्राद्धस्य अर्थः (purpose of śrāddha); नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयुक्तम् (accusative of purpose)

• सुमहत्तरम्: very great
• सुमहत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + महत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम् (adjective); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘निधिम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; महत्-तारतम्य (comparative/superlative sense)

Speaker

Preta (a departed spirit) speaking on behalf of a group (“we”)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of guides promises a virtuous man an easy passage to a sacred place and reveals a great hidden treasure explicitly reserved for śrāddha rites.

Characters & Entities

• Gayāśira (context)
• Śrāddha
• Nidhi (treasure)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one commits to dharmic duty like śrāddha, providential help is depicted as arising to support the rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The destination remains the Gayāśira tīrtha within the Hāṭakeśvara sacred region’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Support for performing śrāddha is promised, including being led to the site and being shown resources (treasure) for the rite.