Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

मया प्रोक्ताश्च ता सर्वाः प्रार्थयध्वं यथेच्छया । अहं सर्वं प्रदास्यामि तत्सत्यं वचनं मम

Transliteration

mayā proktāśca tā sarvāḥ prārthayadhvaṃ yathecchayā | ahaṃ sarvaṃ pradāsyāmi tatsatyaṃ vacanaṃ mama

Translation

เราได้บอกทั้งหมดแก่พวกเจ้าแล้ว จงทูลขอตามปรารถนาเถิด เราจักประทานทุกสิ่ง—วาจานี้ของเราสัตย์แท้

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• प्रोक्ताः: spoken, stated
• प्रोक्ताः: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताः: those (things)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: request, ask for
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Plural)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक अव्यय (adverb: ‘as’)

• इच्छया: by (your) wish
• इच्छया: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

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

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Simple Future, 1st person, Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• वचनम्: statement, word
• वचनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

Speaker

Lakṣmī (contextual inference from adjacent verses; dialogue with Viṣṇu begins explicitly at 64)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A benevolent divine figure addresses devotees, palm raised in assurance (abhaya/vara-mudrā), promising fulfillment; listeners appear relieved and attentive.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine assurances in Purāṇic discourse emphasize faith (śraddhā) and the fruitfulness of sincere seeking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding chapter belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it frames the granting of desired boons, leading into mantra/pujā details later.