Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

भगवानुवाच । मत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धं सर्वमेतद्भविष्यति । त्वया यत्प्रार्थितं दैत्य त्वमेको बलवानिह

Transliteration

bhagavānuvāca | matprasādādasaṃdigdhaṃ sarvametadbhaviṣyati | tvayā yatprārthitaṃ daitya tvameko balavāniha

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—എന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഇതെല്ലാം സംശയമില്ലാതെ സംഭവിക്കും. ഹേ ദൈത്യാ, നീ അപേക്ഷിച്ചതെല്ലാം നിശ്ചയം ലഭിക്കും; ഇവിടെ നീ ഒരുത്തൻ തന്നെ അത്യന്തം ബലവാനാകും.

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive-determinative) समास: मत्+प्रसाद

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubted, certain
• असंदिग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: whatever / that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• प्रार्थितम्: requested, asked for
• प्रार्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• दैत्य: O Daitya (demon)
• दैत्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकः: alone, single
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• बलवान्: powerful
• बलवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān/Mahādeva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daitya (Tāraka)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, serene and authoritative, grants a boon to a daitya petitioner; the moment is calm yet portentous, with the trident-bearing Lord’s composure contrasted against the daitya’s eager ambition.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śiva)
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can empower even the unworthy, yet Purāṇic dharma implies that such power becomes a test that ultimately restores cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon is granted within the Gokarṇa-centered tīrthamāhātmya narrative of this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is the confirmation of the boon (vara-siddhi) by the Lord.