Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

यस्त्वामाराधयेत्सम्यगत्रस्थां मन्निमित्ततः । भक्त्यानुरूपमेवाशु तस्मै देयं त्वया हि तत्

Transliteration

yastvāmārādhayetsamyagatrasthāṃ mannimittataḥ | bhaktyānurūpamevāśu tasmai deyaṃ tvayā hi tat

Translation

ผู้ใดบูชาท่านอย่างถูกต้อง ณ ที่นี้ ด้วยเหตุแห่งเรา ท่านจงประทานพรแก่ผู้นั้นโดยพลัน ให้สมกับศรัทธาภักดีของเขาเถิด

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आराधयेत्: should worship/propitiate
• आराधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• स्थाम्: situated (here)
• स्थाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → स्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषण (त्वाम्)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival stem in compound)

• निमित्ततः: for my sake / on my account
• निमित्ततः: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'because of/for the sake of'

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुरूपम्: appropriate, corresponding
• अनुरूपम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देयम्)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/शीघ्रतावाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Kriya (क्रिया/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयार्थ (to be given)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; justification)

• तत्: that (reward)
• तत्: Karman (कर्म/that which is given)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context suggests a preceding divine instruction within the Tīrthamāhātmya, immediately followed by Sarasvatyuvāca in the next verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sarasvatī / the deity in the icon

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gestures toward the icon, proclaiming a charter of boons; devotees approach with offerings—flowers, lamps, manuscripts—while the goddess’ presence is felt as a calm radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is not random: the fruit is granted swiftly in proportion to the devotee’s sincerity and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 46), emphasizing worship ‘here’ at the sanctified location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper worship/propitiation (ārādhana) of the deity at the site, with results aligned to the devotee’s bhakti.