Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तस्माद्दर्पः प्रमुक्तोऽद्य मया दानवसंभवः । किंकरत्वं प्रयास्यामि सांप्रतं ते सुरेश्वरि

Transliteration

tasmāddarpaḥ pramukto'dya mayā dānavasaṃbhavaḥ | kiṃkaratvaṃ prayāsyāmi sāṃprataṃ te sureśvari

Translation

तस्माद्दर्पः प्रमुक्तोऽद्य मया दानवसंभवः । किंकरत्वं प्रयास्यामि सांप्रतं ते सुरेश्वरि ॥

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्), हेतौ ‘therefore’

• darpaḥ: pride
• darpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• pramuktaḥ: has been cast off
• pramuktaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√muc (मुच्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘released/let go’

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• dānava-saṃbhavaḥ: demon-born
• dānava-saṃbhavaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानां सम्भवः) ‘born of demons’

• kiṃkaratvam: servitude
• kiṃkaratvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkara (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (त्व-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त ‘servitude’

• prayāsyāmi: I shall enter/undertake
• prayāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sāṃpratam: now; at present
• sāṃpratam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• sureśvari: O queen of the gods
• sureśvari: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Bali (Dānava) to Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali, now calm and humbled, removes symbols of arrogance and offers himself as an attendant; Devī accepts with a gesture of protection and commissioning.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Sureśvarī)
• Bali
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual change is shown as the abandonment of ego (darpa) and the adoption of devoted service (seva) to the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame; the line itself emphasizes inner conversion rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the ‘practice’ implied is lifelong service and allegiance to Devī.