Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यथा मया द्विजत्वं हि स्वयमेवार्जितं बलात् । तथा सृष्टिं करिष्यामि स्वकीयां नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yathā mayā dvijatvaṃ hi svayamevārjitaṃ balāt | tathā sṛṣṭiṃ kariṣyāmi svakīyāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“ดังที่เราบำเพ็ญตบะด้วยกำลังอันแรงกล้า จนได้ภาวะแห่งทวิชะด้วยตนเอง ฉันใด เราก็จักสร้างสรรพสิ่งขึ้นเป็นสรรค์สร้างของเราเองฉันนั้น—หาได้มีความสงสัยไม่”

Word by Word

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'as')

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• द्विजत्वम्: Brahminhood (state of being twice-born)
• द्विजत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: 'indeed/for')

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः (reflexive adverb: 'by oneself')

• एव: certainly
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अर्जितम्: acquired, earned
• अर्जितम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विजत्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• बलात्: by force, through power
• बलात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (by force/through power)

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तदनुरूप-प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'so/in the same way')

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will make
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वकीयाम्: my own
• स्वकीयाम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सृष्टिम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (fits the first-person declaration within his speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Triśaṅku (and implicitly the devas as targets of defiance)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra declares he will create his own creation; behind him, a visionary tableau appears—new stars/constellations forming, a parallel heaven emerging—while Triśaṅku watches in stunned awe.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Dvijatva
• Sṛṣṭi (creation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is depicted as world-shaping potency; the verse warns that spiritual power must be governed by dharma, humility, and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on Viśvāmitra’s tapas and cosmic resolve within the broader sacred-narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed; it highlights tapas as the source of extraordinary attainment and creative power.