Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

अत्र स्थितस्य यत्कृत्यं दैवं वा मानुषं च वा । तवादेशं करिष्यामि यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुष्करम्

Transliteration

atra sthitasya yatkṛtyaṃ daivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ ca vā | tavādeśaṃ kariṣyāmi yadyapi syātsuduṣkaram

Translation

“Qualquer tarefa a ser feita enquanto eu permanecer aqui—seja divina ou humana—cumprirei a tua ordem, ainda que seja extremamente difícil.”

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/locative adverb)

• स्थितस्य: of (one) staying/being situated
• स्थितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्थित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ इति विशेषणरूपेण

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘कृत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृत्यम्: duty/act to be done
• कृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक verbal noun: ‘to be done’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दैवम्: divine
• दैवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘कृत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction marker/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक particle)

• मानुषम्: human
• मानुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘कृत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक conjunction)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction marker/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक particle)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• आदेशम्: command/order
• आदेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do/execute
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यदि: even if/if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तार्थक conjunction)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Concessive particle/अप्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अप्यर्थ/अवधारण/समुच्चय; here concessive with यदि)

• स्यात्: may be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सुदुष्करम्: very difficult
• सुदुष्करम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सु’ इति उपसर्गेन ‘दुष्कर’ इत्यस्य तीव्रता; ‘कृत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa (contextual dialogue; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (as invoked)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted attendant stands with folded hands before a king/authority in a sacred precinct, vowing to execute any command—divine or human—despite hardship.

Characters & Entities

• ādeśa (command)
• daiva (divine duty)
• mānuṣa (human duty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through steadfast service and readiness to perform duty despite hardship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in the verse; it functions within the chapter’s tīrtha setting associated with Rāmeśvara traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it is an ethical vow of compliance and service.