Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा सुरश्रेष्ठ दयां कृत्वा ममोपरि । तथा कुरु यथा राज्यं मम स्यात्सार्वकालिकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā suraśreṣṭha dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | tathā kuru yathā rājyaṃ mama syātsārvakālikam

Translation

เมื่อทรงทราบดังนี้แล้ว ข้าแต่เทพผู้ประเสริฐ โปรดเมตตาข้าพเจ้า และทรงกระทำให้ราชอำนาจของข้าพเจ้าดำรงมั่นคงตลอดกาล

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: thus)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• सुरश्रेष्ठ: O best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having done/shown
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपरि: upon, towards
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/संबन्धबोधक (postposition; upon/over; with genitive)

• तथा: so, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in such a way)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction: so that/as)

• राज्यम्: kingdom, rule
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्यात्: may be, should become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सार्वकालिकम्: perpetual, for all times
• सार्वकालिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + कालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण राज्यं

Speaker

Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant (likely Indra or a kingly figure) stands with folded hands before Viṣṇu, pleading for perpetual kingship; the atmosphere is courtly yet devotional, foreshadowing a journey to a named kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Viṣṇu (addressed as Suraśreṣṭha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supplication joined with humility and devotion is presented as the rightful means to seek protection and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it continues the boon-request narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription here; it is a prayerful request for a lasting outcome.