Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तथाप्यस्य तु दीनस्य प्रासादः क्रियतां द्विजाः

Transliteration

tathāpyasya tu dīnasya prāsādaḥ kriyatāṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

“Namun demikian, wahai para dvija (brāhmaṇa), biarlah didirikan sebuah kuil bagi orang papa ini.”

Word by Word

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• asya: of this (one)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• dīnasya: of the poor/wretched
• dīnasya: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) asya

• prāsādaḥ: a temple/palace
• prāsādaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• kriyatām: let (it) be made
• kriyatām: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थ (injunctive sense: 'let it be done')

• dvijāḥ: O Brahmins
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (contextual; directive within dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (addressed as dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A directive is issued to brāhmaṇas: despite complications, build a temple for the poor devotee/suppliant.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes compassionate support—sacred construction and service offered for the uplift of the distressed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse implies a local shrine-building within the chapter’s tīrtha setting; the site name is not stated here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prāsāda-nirmāṇa: the act of constructing a temple/shrine as a meritorious religious deed.