Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

आदेशो दीयतां मह्यं किं करोमि प्रशाधि माम्

Transliteration

ādeśo dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām

Translation

నాకు ఆజ్ఞ ఇవ్వండి—నేను ఏమి చేయాలి? దయచేసి నన్ను నియమించండి, మార్గం చూపండి.

Word by Word

• ādeśaḥ: command, instruction
• ādeśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādeśa (आदेश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dīyatām: let (it) be given
• dīyatām: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक (let it be given)

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• karomi: do I do / shall I do
• karomi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• praśādhi: instruct, command
• praśādhi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śās (शास् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Nandinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up devotional moment: Nandinī bows her head slightly toward Vasiṣṭha, eyes gentle; Vasiṣṭha raises a hand in blessing; Viśvāmitra watches, assessing.

Characters & Entities

• Nandinī
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action begins with humility and willingness to be guided by dharma and the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a narrative embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for dharmic instruction.