Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । नित्यशुद्धश्च मुक्तश्च भद्रश्चैव भवा न्सदा

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | nityaśuddhaśca muktaśca bhadraścaiva bhavā nsadā

Translation

Nārada berkata: ‘Engkau sentiasa suci, sentiasa bebas, dan sentiasa membawa keberkatan.’

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• नित्य: eternal
• नित्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• भद्रः: auspicious
• भद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, vīṇā in hand, offers a calm hymn of praise to Kṛṣṇa, emphasizing his ever-pure, ever-free nature; the setting can be an ashram-like coastal sacred landscape foreshadowing Setu.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is intrinsically pure and free; ritual acts undertaken by such a being serve as instruction for the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; this is theological praise preceding the Setu tīrtha instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.