Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अखण्डशीलां निर्दोषां यथाहं त्वत्प्रसादतः । लभे भूयोऽपि तां देवि तथात्र कुरु सत्वरम्

Transliteration

akhaṇḍaśīlāṃ nirdoṣāṃ yathāhaṃ tvatprasādataḥ | labhe bhūyo'pi tāṃ devi tathātra kuru satvaram

Translation

โอ้เทวี ด้วยพระกรุณา (ปรสาทะ) ของพระองค์ ขอให้ข้าได้พบนางอีกครั้ง—ผู้มีศีลอันไม่ขาดและไร้มลทิน โปรดบันดาลให้สำเร็จ ณ ที่นี้โดยพลัน อย่าทรงเนิ่นช้าเลย

Word by Word

• अखण्डशीलाम्: of unbroken virtue
• अखण्डशीलाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्ड + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः) ‘अखण्डं शीलं यस्याः सा’ इति; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ताम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• निर्दोषाम्: blameless
• निर्दोषाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ताम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यथा: so that, as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/so that)

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

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन-रूपेण ‘त्वत्’ (your)

• प्रसादतः: from (your) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (from grace/due to favor)

• लभे: may I obtain / I obtain
• लभे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधारण (also/even)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपार्थक (so, in that manner)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly, without delay)

Speaker

Nala

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nala pleads to the Goddess for immediate reunion with Damayantī, praising her unbroken virtue; the scene balances sorrow with hope—Devī’s compassionate gaze and Nala’s urgent supplication.

Characters & Entities

• Nala
• Devī
• Damayantī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is sought not for indulgence but for restoring dharma—here, the sanctity of marital fidelity and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya and the Carmamuṇḍā-tīrtha narrative associated with Nala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is given; the verse is a direct prayer (prārthanā) for immediate divine intervention.