Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । आदेशो दीयतां तात करिष्यामि न संशयः । समस्तं मेऽस्ति यत्किंचिद्राज्यं कोशः सुहृत्सुताः

Transliteration

rājovāca | ādeśo dīyatāṃ tāta kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | samastaṃ me'sti yatkiṃcidrājyaṃ kośaḥ suhṛtsutāḥ

Translation

พระราชาตรัสว่า “ข้าแต่บิดา โปรดประทานบัญชาเถิด ข้าพเจ้าจักกระทำโดยไม่ลังเล สิ่งใดที่ข้าพเจ้ามีทั้งหมด—ราชอาณาจักร คลังทรัพย์ มิตรสหาย และโอรส—ล้วนอยู่ในอำนาจท่าน”

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आदेशः: command, instruction
• आदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• दीयताम्: let it be given
• दीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive imperative)

• तात: O dear one
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• समस्तम्: all, entire
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (अस्ति)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (मम)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative pronoun/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रदर्शक (relative)

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय (मे अस्ति)

• कोशः: treasury
• कोशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय (मे अस्ति)

• सुहृत्सुताः: friends and sons
• सुहृत्सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सुहृतः च सुताः च)

Speaker

King (Citrasena is named shortly after in the passage)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: tāta (father/elder)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaks with resolve, offering everything—kingdom, treasury, friends, sons—signaling total commitment to fulfill the elder’s command; courtly setting with a devotional undertone.

Characters & Entities

• King (rājā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma is shown as readiness to serve righteous instruction—humility and commitment outweigh personal attachment to power and wealth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named in this verse, but it continues the Śūlabheda/Narmadā tīrtha narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes compliance with an elder’s/sage’s command and willingness to offer resources.