Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

त्वं तुले सत्यनामासि स्वभीष्टं चात्मनः शुभम् । करिष्यामि प्रसादं मे सांनिध्यं कुरु सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

tvaṃ tule satyanāmāsi svabhīṣṭaṃ cātmanaḥ śubham | kariṣyāmi prasādaṃ me sāṃnidhyaṃ kuru sāṃpratam

Translation

Wahai Tulā, engkau bernama “Kebenaran”. Kurniakanlah pemenuhan yang suci dan berkat bagi hasratku yang wajar. Aku akan melaksanakan amalan bakti ini—berkenanlah mengasihani dan hadir di sini sekarang.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तुले: O Tulā
• तुले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• सत्यनाम: named ‘Satya’
• सत्यनाम: Karta (Predicate complement/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-विशेषण), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — predicate nominal with असि

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन — ‘you are’

• स्वभीष्टम्: one’s desired (boon)
• स्वभीष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular; स्वभीष्टं विशेषयति

• करिष्यामि: I will grant/do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन — ‘I will do’

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) / चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन — here Genitive ‘my’

• सांनिध्यम्: presence
• सांनिध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कुरु: make
• कुरु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘do/make’

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — adverb of time

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; mantra continues in first person as recited by the yajamāna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The yajamāna kneels or stands with folded hands before a tulā (balance) altar; a subtle divine presence is felt—light gathers, flowers and incense surround the icon/symbol; the devotee petitions for grace and immediate presence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Tulā (personified)
• Satya (Truth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual acts bear fruit when performed with truthfulness, reverence, and a sincere request for divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This mantra-verse does not name a particular tīrtha; it is part of the rite described in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct invocation to Tulā requesting grace and immediate presence before proceeding with the giving rite.