Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

न ह्यत्र कारणं स्वल्पं भविष्यति द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

na hyatra kāraṇaṃ svalpaṃ bhaviṣyati dvijottama

Translation

Sesungguhnya, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, sebab bagi hal ini tidaklah kecil.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• कारणम्: cause/reason
• कारणम्: Karta/Viśeṣya (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• स्वल्पम्: small
• स्वल्पम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कारणम्)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (द्विजेषु उत्तमः)

Speaker

King (Rājā) (continuation from 83)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Best of brāhmaṇas (sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, composed and authoritative, reassures that the reason is great; the king leans forward attentively; the scene feels like a threshold before a major legend.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijottama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual distinctions in Purāṇic narratives are portrayed as grounded in substantial causes—past deeds, vows, lineage-dharma, or divine ordinance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the line functions as a transition in the dialogue within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes that the forthcoming explanation has significant dharmic weight.