Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पूरयित्वा ममादेशात्तं त्वं शक्रस्य कृत्स्नशः । सुखी भव सहानेन तथान्यैः सुरसत्तमैः

Transliteration

pūrayitvā mamādeśāttaṃ tvaṃ śakrasya kṛtsnaśaḥ | sukhī bhava sahānena tathānyaiḥ surasattamaiḥ

Translation

Setelah engkau menunaikan sepenuhnya titah Śakra menurut perintahku, berbahagialah—bersama baginda dan para dewa utama yang lain.

Word by Word

• पूरयित्वा: having filled/fulfilled
• पूरयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: ‘having filled/completed’)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदेशात्: from/according to (my) command
• आदेशात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (task)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्स्नशः: completely
• कृत्स्नशः: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (entirely, wholly)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

• भव: become / be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/पूर्वपदसदृश (with)

• अनेन: with this one (him)
• अनेन: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Discourse (वाक्योपपत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक (likewise/and also)

• अन्यैः: with others
• अन्यैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेष्य (सुरसत्तमैः)

• सुरसत्तमैः: with the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सत्तमाः)

Speaker

Himālaya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgabīla

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya blesses Raktaśṛṅga: after fully fulfilling Indra’s command per instruction, he will be happy along with Indra and the foremost gods.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Raktaśṛṅga
• Surasattamas (chief gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completing a righteous assignment fully—without omission—brings auspiciousness and harmony with divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the lead-up to the Nāgabila destination; the tirtha is contextual rather than described here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the emphasis is on faithful completion of a divinely sanctioned task.