Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

कुकृतं यत्कृतं किंचिदज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतोऽपि वा । प्रायश्चित्तं कृतं देव ममार्घ्यश्च प्रगृह्यताम्

Transliteration

kukṛtaṃ yatkṛtaṃ kiṃcidajñānājjñānato'pi vā | prāyaścittaṃ kṛtaṃ deva mamārghyaśca pragṛhyatām

Translation

Apa jua kesalahan yang telah aku lakukan—sama ada kerana kejahilan atau bahkan dengan sedar—penebusan (prāyaścitta) telah pun dilaksanakan. Wahai Dewa, terimalah juga arghya persembahanku.

Word by Word

• कुकृतम्: wrongdoing
• कुकृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकृत (प्रातिपदिक; कु- + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘evil deed’

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Relativizer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• कृतम्: done (act)
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाण (indefinite ‘something’)

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ज्ञानतः: knowingly
• ज्ञानतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञानतः (अव्यय; ज्ञान-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘knowingly’

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

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• प्रायश्चित्तम्: expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been done’ (elliptic finite sense)

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अर्घ्यः: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• प्रगृह्यताम्: may (it) be accepted
• प्रगृह्यताम्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे ‘let it be accepted’

Speaker

Devotee/vratin (as voiced within the ritual instructions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee stands with bowed head after offering arghya, palms joined, eyes moist with remorse; the Sun’s rays fall gently, suggesting forgiveness and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Sūrya implied)
• Prāyaścitta
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes humility: acknowledge faults, perform expiation, and seek divine acceptance with sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional and ritual in focus; the tīrtha context is chapter-level, not named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prayer of atonement (prāyaścitta) and a request that the deity accept the arghya offering.