Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

अस्ति मे विपुलं वित्तं यदि तेन प्रसिद्ध्यति । तद्वदस्व महाभाग येन सर्वं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

asti me vipulaṃ vittaṃ yadi tena prasiddhyati | tadvadasva mahābhāga yena sarvaṃ karomyaham

Translation

ข้าพเจ้ามีทรัพย์มากมาย—หากด้วยทรัพย์นั้นจะได้ชื่อเสียงสำเร็จผล. ข้าแต่ท่านผู้เป็นมหาภาค โปรดบอกอุบายที่ทำให้ข้าพเจ้ากระทำหน้าที่ทั้งปวงได้ครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (6th/4th), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (possessive)

• विपुलम्: abundant
• विपुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वित्तम्)

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karta/Predicate (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसिद्ध्यति: succeeds/is accomplished
• प्रसिद्ध्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वदस्व: tell (me)
• वदस्व: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य सः)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Duḥśīla (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wealthy patron, hands folded, approaches the fiery sage Durvāsā in a forest-hermitage setting, asking how wealth can yield true accomplishment and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Duḥśīla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly resources become meaningful when directed toward dharmic remedy—seeking the right use of wealth is itself a step toward purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies readiness for dāna or a wealth-based act of expiation, pending the sage’s instruction.