Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

प्रणश्यति क्षणादेव वचना द्यस्तु प्रच्युतः । दिवसेदिवसे तस्य वर्द्धते च प्रतिश्रुतम्

Transliteration

praṇaśyati kṣaṇādeva vacanā dyastu pracyutaḥ | divasedivase tasya varddhate ca pratiśrutam

Translation

ผู้ใดหลุดจากวาจาที่ตนให้ไว้ ย่อมพินาศในพริบตา; และวันแล้ววันเล่า ภาระแห่งคำมั่นที่ตนรับไว้ยิ่งทวีขึ้น

Word by Word

• प्रणश्यति: perishes, is destroyed
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√naś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• क्षणात्: from a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• वचनात्: from (one's) word/promise
• वचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/contrast)

• प्रच्युतः: fallen away, deviated
• प्रच्युतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√cyu (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिवसे: on a day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिवसे: day by day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (iterative: day by day)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्द्धते: increases, grows
• वर्द्धते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

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

• प्रतिश्रुतम्: the promised (thing), the pledge
• प्रतिश्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati-√śru (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A man makes a solemn promise before a brāhmaṇa and sacred fire; later he turns away; a symbolic weight (stone/ledger) grows heavier each day beside him, representing swelling ‘pratiśruta’ burden.

Characters & Entities

• Pratiśruti (pledge/promise)
• Dāna-dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and fidelity to one’s pledged giving are essential; breaking one’s word brings immediate spiritual and moral ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is specified; the teaching supports tīrtha-dharma by stressing vow-keeping during sacred observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Fulfill promised offerings/charity; do not retract a pledge, especially in the Cāturmāsya setting.