Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

शुक्र उवाच । यथा रुद्रस्य साहाय्यं त्वयात्र विहितं शुभे । अंधकस्याऽपि कर्तव्यं तथैवैष वरो मम

Transliteration

śukra uvāca | yathā rudrasya sāhāyyaṃ tvayātra vihitaṃ śubhe | aṃdhakasyā'pi kartavyaṃ tathaivaiṣa varo mama

Translation

ศุกระกล่าวว่า “โอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล ดังที่ท่านได้เกื้อหนุนพระรุทระ ณ ที่นี้ ฉันใด ก็ขอให้ท่านกระทำเพื่ออันธกะฉันนั้น นี่แลคือพรของข้า”

Word by Word

• शुक्रः: Śukra
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक (manner/comparison)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• साहाय्यम्: help; assistance
• साहाय्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• विहितम्: done; arranged; provided
• विहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘साहाय्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभा/शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम्; विशेषण-रूपेण संबोधनम्

• अंधकस्य: of Andhaka
• अंधकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle: also/even)

• कर्तव्यम्: must be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विधेयार्थः (ought to be done)

• तथा: so; in that manner
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारण-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śukra

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• Rudra
• Andhaka
• Devī Kelīśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, divine boons are sought for restoring order and strength; precedent and sacred place legitimize the request.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The phrase “here” (atra) points to the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra as the locus of divine aid and boon-bestowal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is the articulation of the boon’s content—divine assistance to Andhaka.