Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

त्वमपि प्रार्थयाभीष्टमस्मत्तो वरवर्णिनि । यत्ते चित्ते स्थितं नित्यं नादेयं विद्यतेऽत्र नः

Transliteration

tvamapi prārthayābhīṣṭamasmatto varavarṇini | yatte citte sthitaṃ nityaṃ nādeyaṃ vidyate'tra naḥ

Translation

Engkau juga, wahai wanita yang elok rupanya, pohonlah daripada kami apa sahaja yang engkau inginkan. Apa yang sentiasa tersemat di hatimu—di sini tiada sesuatu pun yang tidak dapat kami kurniakan.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• प्रार्थय: ask, request
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-arth (प्र + अर्थ्/अर्थय्-धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• अभीष्टम्: the desired (boon)
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (अभीष्ट-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (what is desired)

• अस्मत्तः: from us
• अस्मत्तः: Apadana (Source/From us/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी (5th), बहुवचन

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned lady
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-varṇinī (वर + वर्णिनी [प्रातिपदिक])
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वरः वर्णः यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (यद्-वाक्य-सम्बन्धे)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

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

• स्थितम्: situated, present
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था-धातु) + kta → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; यत्-विशेषण

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (always/constantly)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• आदेयम्: not to be refused/withheld (lit. not to be taken away)
• आदेयम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-dā (आ + दा-धातु) + ya → ādeya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/योग्यतार्थे: ‘to be taken/given’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• विद्यते: is found, exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (विद्-धातु; ‘to be found’ अर्थे आत्मनेपद)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas address the fair-complexioned lady, inviting her to ask any boon; the couple stands humbly, devas radiant and benevolent.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pativratā (devoted wife)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas present divine grace as responsive to virtue and sincere intention; heartfelt wishes aligned with dharma are supported.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon request that follows establishes the renown of a local water-feature (later named Dīrghikā) within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it is an invitation to make a dharmic boon-request (vara-prārthanā) that sacralizes place.