Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्त्वं ब्रूहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ यद्ददामि तवेप्सितम् । अदेयं नास्ति मे किञ्चित्कालेऽस्मिन्प्रार्थितस्य च

Transliteration

tattvaṃ brūhi muniśreṣṭha yaddadāmi tavepsitam | adeyaṃ nāsti me kiñcitkāle'sminprārthitasya ca

Translation

“โอ้มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ จงบอกเจตนาที่แท้จริงของท่าน เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้ประทานสิ่งที่ท่านปรารถนา ในกาลนี้ สำหรับผู้มาขอแล้ว ข้าพเจ้าไม่มีสิ่งใดที่จะหวงห้าม”

Word by Word

• तत्त्वम्: the truth; reality
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best sage
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठो मुनिः’ इति संबोधनम्

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

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘your/of you’

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘desired (thing)’

• अदेयम्: not to be given; ungivable
• अदेयम्: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (किञ्चित्/वस्तु)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘my/of me’

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in this’

• प्रार्थितस्य: of what is requested
• प्रार्थितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘requested’, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the requested (thing/person)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama (Cāmatkārapura)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya, resolute and compassionate, invites the guest to reveal his true desire and declares that nothing is ungivable when rightly asked at that moment.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True generosity (dāna) is a dharmic readiness to give, especially when a worthy guest or sage requests help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This line supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya ethos (merit through dharma) rather than naming a particular location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the ethical vow of giving upon request.