Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

आकारयसि मां देव तत्स्याद्यदि मतं मम । अन्यथाहं न यास्यामि तव हर्म्ये कथंचन । एतच्छ्रुत्वा यदिष्टं ते कुरुष्व वृषभध्वज

Transliteration

ākārayasi māṃ deva tatsyādyadi mataṃ mama | anyathāhaṃ na yāsyāmi tava harmye kathaṃcana | etacchrutvā yadiṣṭaṃ te kuruṣva vṛṣabhadhvaja

Translation

Wahai Dewa, jika pandanganku patut diterima, maka perintahkanlah demikian. Jika tidak, aku tidak akan pergi ke istanamu dengan apa cara sekalipun. Setelah mendengar ini, lakukanlah apa yang engkau redai, wahai Tuhan bertanda panji lembu (Vṛṣabhadhvaja).

Word by Word

• आकारयसि: you summon / you call
• आकारयसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√कारय् (धातु; √कृ causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• देव: O god / O lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• स्यात्: may be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• मतम्: opinion / wish
• मतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• हर्म्ये: in (your) palace
• हर्म्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• कथंचन: in any way / at all
• कथंचन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb; emphatic/indefinite)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• यत्: whatever / that which
• यत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• इष्टम्: desired (thing)
• इष्टम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• कुरुष्व: do (it)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• वृषभध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषभस्य ध्वजः)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as Śiva-held river (Gaṅgādhara-tattva)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess/queen (Umā/Pārvatī implied by ‘sureśvarī’) stands resolute before Śiva, refusing entry to his palace unless her counsel is accepted; Śiva listens, bull-banner visible, calm yet weighty.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative teaches that dharmic life involves firm boundaries and clear decisions; harmony is restored through decisive, righteous action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the broader tīrtha-glorification framework of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse is a dialogic turning point urging a corrective resolution.