Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

त्वन्मनस्को भविष्यामि यावज्जीवं यथाह्यहम् । तथा कृपां कुरुष्व त्वं मयि चक्र नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

tvanmanasko bhaviṣyāmi yāvajjīvaṃ yathāhyaham | tathā kṛpāṃ kuruṣva tvaṃ mayi cakra namo'stu te

Translation

मी जिवंत असेपर्यंत माझे मन केवळ तुझ्यातच स्थिर राहील. म्हणून हे चक्रदेवा, माझ्यावर कृपा कर; तुला नमस्कार.

Word by Word

• त्वन्मनस्कः: mind-fixed on you
• त्वन्मनस्कः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + मनस् (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वयि मनः यस्य = whose mind is on you)

• भविष्यामि: I shall be
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (as long as)

• जीवम्: life (duration)
• जीवम्: Kāla (काल/Time-extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावे (accusative of extent)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Prakāra (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as, just as)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis)

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

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus, in that way)

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरुष्व: do / show
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• मयि: towards/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• चक्र: O discus
• चक्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Durdama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee vows lifelong focus on Sudarśana; the chakra’s radiance softens into a protective, compassionate glow, suggesting acceptance of the vow and ongoing guardianship.

Characters & Entities

• Durdama
• Sudarśana (Cakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Lasting transformation is sealed by steady devotion; grace is sought not only for rescue, but for lifelong alignment with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmatīrtha in Setu-khaṇḍa, portrayed as the setting where devotion to Sudarśana arises and endures.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit practice: continual remembrance/devotion (tvan-manaska) and repeated namaskāra; no explicit dāna/snānā/japa rule is stated.