Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञां देहि मे शीघ्रं कार्यं येन करोम्यहम् । क्षंतव्यं च मया बाल्ये यत्किंचित्कुकृतं कृतम्

Transliteration

anujñāṃ dehi me śīghraṃ kāryaṃ yena karomyaham | kṣaṃtavyaṃ ca mayā bālye yatkiṃcitkukṛtaṃ kṛtam

Translation

ขอพระองค์โปรดประทานอนุญาตแก่ข้าพเจ้าโดยเร็ว เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้กระทำกิจอันพึงกระทำ และขอทรงโปรดอภัยโทษความผิดใด ๆ ที่ข้าพเจ้าได้กระทำไว้ในวัยเยาว์

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: quickly)

• कार्यम्: a task/what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• क्षन्तव्यम्: should be forgiven
• क्षन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) → क्षन्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: to be forgiven); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बाल्ये: in childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

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

• कुकृतम्: wrongly done (deed)
• कुकृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कु + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (evil deed)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (done)

Speaker

An afflicted man (addressing a superior—likely a parent/elder within the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant (youth) with folded hands urgently requests permission and forgiveness from Hari; the atmosphere is intimate, heavy with remorse, suggesting a moral turning point before a sacred act.

Characters & Entities

• anujñā (permission)
• kṣamā (forgiveness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before beginning purification, one should seek consent, confess sincerely, and ask forgiveness—humility is part of expiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it functions as a moral prelude to the tīrtha-linked purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed here; it indicates the intent to undertake an obligatory act connected to purification.