Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

यादृशश्च भवेद्विप्र प्रियो नारायणस्य च । एवं करोति नियतं कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

yādṛśaśca bhavedvipra priyo nārāyaṇasya ca | evaṃ karoti niyataṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ

Translation

ஓ விப்ரரே! மனிதன் எப்படிப்பட்டவனாக இருந்தாலும், நாராயணனுக்கு பிரியனாக இருந்து இந்த நியமத்தை இடையறாது உறுதியாகச் செய்தால், அவன் கೃತகೃತ்யன் ஆவான்.

Word by Word

• yādṛśaḥ: of whatever kind
• yādṛśaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘such as/whatever kind’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhavet: may be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; may be/becomes

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• priyaḥ: dear
• priyaḥ: Visheshya-predicate (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective (dear)

• nārāyaṇasya: of Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular (of Nārāyaṇa)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• karoti: does
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; does

• niyatam: regularly
• niyatam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): regularly/steadfastly

• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: fulfilled (having done his duty)
• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृतं कृत्यं येन सः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः); ‘one who has accomplished what is to be done’

• bhavet: becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; becomes

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; man/person

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Ayodhyāmāhātmya of Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady practice joined with devotion to Nārāyaṇa leads to kṛtakṛtyatā—inner completion and fulfilled duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Ayodhyā’s māhātmya, where devotion and observances are framed as especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the prescribed observance ‘in this manner’ with niyama (regular discipline).