Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे यः पुरोक्तः पुरारिणा । सोस्तु वै सफलः सद्यो वरः पुत्रकृते मम

Transliteration

tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me yaḥ puroktaḥ purāriṇā | sostu vai saphalaḥ sadyo varaḥ putrakṛte mama

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် ကျွန်ုပ်အား ကရုဏာတော်ပြုပါ။ တြိပုရ၏ ရန်သူ (ရှီဝ) က အရင်က မိန့်ကြားခဲ့သော အပေးအယူကောင်းချီးသည် ချက်ချင်း အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်းပါစေ—ကျွန်ုပ်အတွက် သားတော်ရရန်အတွက် ဖြစ်ပါစေ။

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/Reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुँल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/तस्मात् (therefore/from that)

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मे: to me, for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (enclitic)

• यः: which, who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुँल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• पुरोक्तः: previously stated
• पुरोक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुँल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-समासवत् (previously said)

• पुरारिणा: by Purāri (Śiva)
• पुरारिणा: Karana (Agent in passive/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुरस्य अरिः = 'enemy of the cities' = शिव)

• सः: that (boon)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुँल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सफलः: fruitful, successful
• सफलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with 'वरः/सः')

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पुत्रकृते: for (obtaining) a son
• पुत्रकृते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कृते (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु), क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (हेतौ); सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (for the sake of a son)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

King (petitioning Devī; referencing Śiva’s earlier promise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king/devotee with folded hands petitions Devī: ‘Make Śiva’s earlier boon succeed now; grant me a son.’ Devī is enthroned beside/with Śiva, radiating measured compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Purāri/Tripurāri)
• Pārvatī (implied as grantor of prasāda)
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons mature through prasāda (grace); the devotee petitions with faith and humility for dharmic continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but no site-name occurs in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is named; it is a prayer for the immediate fruition of an already-declared boon.