Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पुष्प मा साहसं कार्षीः परितुष्टोऽस्मि तेऽनघ । भूय एव महाभाग ब्रूहि किं ते ददाम्यहम्

Transliteration

puṣpa mā sāhasaṃ kārṣīḥ parituṣṭo'smi te'nagha | bhūya eva mahābhāga brūhi kiṃ te dadāmyaham

Translation

โอ้ปุษปา อย่ากระทำความห้าวหาญอันหุนหันเช่นนั้นเลย เราพอใจในตัวเจ้า โอ้ผู้ไร้มลทิน บัดนี้อีกครั้ง โอ้ผู้มีบุญ จงบอกมาเถิดว่า เราควรประทานพรสิ่งใดแก่เจ้า

Word by Word

• पुष्प: O Puṣpa
• पुष्प: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• साहसम्: rash act, violence
• साहसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• कार्षीः: (you) did / should not do
• कार्षीः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अतीत), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; निषेधार्थे ‘मा’ सह (prohibitive: “do not do”)

• परितुष्टः: satisfied, pleased
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+तुष् (धातु) → परितुष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे (past participle)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: of you / to you (contextual)
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (enclitic)

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थे (adverb: again/more)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (enclitic)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhāsvat (Sūrya/Āditya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Puṣpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity (Bhagavān) gently restrains Puṣpa from severe action and offers a boon; Puṣpa stands with folded hands, humility and resolve visible; attendants and a sacred setting implied.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion draws divine favor, but dharma also values restraint—excessive self-harm is discouraged even in expiation narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is on the deity’s direct dialogue; the tīrtha is part of the chapter’s broader māhātmya but not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse marks the transition from austerity to boon-granting.