Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मया तुष्टेन सर्वेषां संपत्स्यति हृदि स्थितम् । इह लोकेष्वसंदिग्धं शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्

Transliteration

mayā tuṣṭena sarveṣāṃ saṃpatsyati hṛdi sthitam | iha lokeṣvasaṃdigdhaṃ śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham

Translation

"Jika aku berpuas hati, apa sahaja yang terpendam di hati sesiapa pun pasti akan berlaku di dunia ini, sama ada baik atau buruk."

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्टेन: being pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (समूहार्थे), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संपत्स्यति: will occur/come to pass
• संपत्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितम्: situated/placed
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubted/certain
• असंदिग्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक; संदिग्ध from √दिह्/√दिग्? as adjective)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-प्रत्यय (negation)

• शुभम्: good/auspicious (thing)
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

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

• अशुभम्: evil/inauspicious (thing)
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-प्रत्यय (negation)

Speaker

Narrator quoting the impious king (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity or guardian of the tīrtha speaks a solemn boon: the unseen ‘heart’ of devotees appears as luminous lotuses—some bright (śubha), some shadowed (aśubha)—signaling that inner intent will manifest.

Characters & Entities

• the king (implied)
• people (sarve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Claiming ultimate control over fate and results is condemned as delusion and pride; true fruition is tied to dharma and divine order, not tyranny.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified in this verse; it serves the broader Māhātmya by portraying the darkness from which sacred practice liberates.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boast about dispensing results, not a dharmic instruction.