Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्प्रार्थ्यतां चित्ते यद्युष्माकं व्यवस्थितम् । सर्वं दास्याम्यसंदिग्धं यद्युष्माकं हृदि स्थितम्

Transliteration

tasmāttatprārthyatāṃ citte yadyuṣmākaṃ vyavasthitam | sarvaṃ dāsyāmyasaṃdigdhaṃ yadyuṣmākaṃ hṛdi sthitam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങളുടെ ചിത്തത്തിൽ ദൃഢമായി നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതു തന്നെ അപേക്ഷിക്കുവിൻ. നിങ്ങളുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ സംശയമില്ലാതെ നൽകും।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/तद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात् (indeclinable: 'therefore/from that')

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रार्थ्यताम्: let it be asked for / request (it)
• प्रार्थ्यताम्: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arth (अर्थ् धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'let it be requested')

• चित्ते: in (your) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• व्यवस्थितम्: settled, determined
• व्यवस्थितम्: Karma/Predicative (to implied 'तत्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyavasthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था धातु + वि+अव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt, certainly
• असंदिग्धम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃdigdha (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'सर्वम्'); नञ्-तत्पुरुष (a- + saṃdigdha)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हृदि: in (your) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: present, abiding
• स्थितम्: Karma/Predicative (to implied 'तत्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Devī Durgā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī gestures in varada-mudrā, inviting the devotees to ask for what is firmly settled in their minds, promising fulfillment without doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Durgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of intention and heartfelt resolve are central; the Goddess responds to what is truly established within the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains implicit; the focus here is on Devī’s boon-giving power experienced in the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prayer (prārthanā) arising from firm inner resolve is emphasized rather than an external rite.