Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं कृते तव श्रेयो भविष्यति च सद्यशः । इह लोके परे चैव तस्मात्कुरु मयोदितम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte tava śreyo bhaviṣyati ca sadyaśaḥ | iha loke pare caiva tasmātkuru mayoditam

Translation

Jika hal ini dilakukan, ia akan membawa kesejahteraan dan kemasyhuran serta-merta kepadamu—di dunia ini dan juga di alam kemudian. Maka, lakukanlah sebagaimana yang aku katakan.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कृते: when (it is) done
• कृते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘कृत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: “when this is done”)

• तव: for you/your
• तव: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (genitive)

• श्रेयः: welfare, good
• श्रेयः: Karta (Subject of भविष्यति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (nominative singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• सद्यशः: immediately
• सद्यशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यशस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (immediately/at once)

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here, in this world)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• परे: in the other (world)
• परे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोके: “in the other world”)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle: “indeed/just”)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental: “by me”)

• उदितम्: what has been said (by me)
• उदितम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘उदित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्म (object of कुरु)

Speaker

Bhūpati (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king presses his case, promising Jamadagni welfare and fame here and hereafter; Jamadagni’s calm face suggests discernment; the cow stands as silent witness.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (implied addressee)
• Kāmadhenu (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not determined by promises of fame; righteousness requires discerning what is permissible and sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it functions within a broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is rhetorical persuasion rather than a religious injunction.