Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तस्मात्प्रार्थय मे तातं स मां तुभ्यं प्रदास्यति । अनुरूपाय योग्याय तरुणाय मनस्विनीम्

Transliteration

tasmātprārthaya me tātaṃ sa māṃ tubhyaṃ pradāsyati | anurūpāya yogyāya taruṇāya manasvinīm

Translation

ดังนั้นจงไปวอนขอบิดาของข้าเถิด ท่านจะยกข้าให้แก่เจ้า—เพราะเจ้าสมควร เหมาะควร และยังหนุ่มแน่น และข้าเป็นสตรีผู้มีใจมั่นคง

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (therefore)

• प्रार्थय: request, ask
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me
• मे: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular; here: for me = चतुर्थी-अर्थे)

• तातम्: father
• तातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रदास्यति: will give
• प्रदास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनुरूपाय: to a suitable one
• अनुरूपाय: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुभ्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• योग्याय: to a worthy one
• योग्याय: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुभ्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तरुणाय: to a young man
• तरुणाय: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुभ्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• मनस्विनीम्: the intelligent/spirited (girl)
• मनस्विनीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; माम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Citrāṅgada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden points toward her home/guardian’s abode or gestures toward an elder figure in the distance, indicating the proper path: request the father; the Gandharva’s posture shifts from urgency to consideration.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyā
• Father
• Citrāṅgada
• Marriage (pradāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when affection exists, dharma is upheld by seeking proper consent through the family guardian.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this single verse; it remains within the broader tīrtha-kṣetra narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly points to lawful marriage procedure; no explicit rite (snāna, dāna, japa) is stated.