Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच । एष एव वरोऽस्माकं यत्संतुष्टा द्विजोत्तमाः । तथाप्याशु वचः कार्यं युष्मदीयं मयाधुना

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | eṣa eva varo'smākaṃ yatsaṃtuṣṭā dvijottamāḥ | tathāpyāśu vacaḥ kāryaṃ yuṣmadīyaṃ mayādhunā

Translation

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “พรของข้าพเจ้าก็คือให้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายพอใจ แม้กระนั้น คำสั่งสอนของท่านทั้งหลาย ข้าพเจ้าจักปฏิบัติให้สำเร็จโดยพลันทันที”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यत्: that (in that)
• यत्: Sambandha (Clause-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative particle; introducing clause)

• संतुष्टाः: satisfied
• संतुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतुष्ट (कृदन्त; सम्+तुष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• द्विजोत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः)

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Discourse/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive: 'even so/however')

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

• वचः: word/command
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: to be done
• कार्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative: 'to be done')

• युष्मदीयम्: your
• युष्मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् + ईय (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (possessive: 'belonging to you')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Bhīṣma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīṣma, dignified and restrained, addresses a circle of venerable brāhmaṇas; his palms joined, expressing that their satisfaction is his boon and that he will immediately carry out their words.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest ‘boon’ is the contentment of the righteous; dharma is fulfilled by prompt action aligned with sacred counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha/kṣetra framework of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 57; the verse stresses dharmic conduct supporting the site’s worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immediate execution of the brāhmaṇas’ directions regarding the worship/maintenance arrangements.