Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तद्ब्रवीहि यथातथ्यं करोमि तव सांप्रतम् । अदेयमपि दास्यामि गृहायातस्य ते विभो

Transliteration

tadbravīhi yathātathyaṃ karomi tava sāṃpratam | adeyamapi dāsyāmi gṛhāyātasya te vibho

Translation

Portanto, dize a verdade tal como é. Farei de imediato o que me disseres. Mesmo o que normalmente não se deve dar, eu darei, ó poderoso, pois vieste à minha casa.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ब्रवीहि: tell (me)
• ब्रवीहि: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथातथ्यम्: truthfully; as it is
• यथातथ्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner adjunct/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + तथ्यम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (according to truth/as it really is)

• करोमि: I do / I will do
• करोमि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: of you; for you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• साम्प्रतम्: now
• साम्प्रतम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now/at present)

• अदेयम्: even what is not to be given
• अदेयम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (निषेध) + देय (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/निषेधपूर्वक (not-to-be-given)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha-sūcaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अतिशयार्थ (even/also)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गृहायातस्य: of (you) who have come to my house
• गृहायातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आयात (आ+या धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गृहं आयातः) — ‘one who has come to the house’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (Dative singular)

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests the king addressing the sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū-saṅgama (contextual)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The host, earnest and resolute, gestures in offering—keys to the storehouse, cloth, or a vessel of wealth—while the sage remains composed; the household space feels sanctified.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful speech and immediate obedience to dharma—especially honoring a guest—are praised as ennobling virtues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya context, but the specific tīrtha is not named in this shloka itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies dāna (giving/charity) and atithi-sevā (service to a guest), even beyond customary limits.