Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तुष्टा वयं वत्स दास्यामश्चित्त वांछितम् । प्रार्थयस्व द्रुतं तस्माद्दुर्लभं त्रिदशैरपि

Transliteration

tasmāttuṣṭā vayaṃ vatsa dāsyāmaścitta vāṃchitam | prārthayasva drutaṃ tasmāddurlabhaṃ tridaśairapi

Translation

“เพราะฉะนั้น ลูกเอ๋ย เราทั้งหลายพอใจแล้ว และจักประทานสิ่งที่ใจเจ้าปรารถนา จงทูลขอโดยเร็วเถิด เพราะแม้เหล่าเทพไตรทศก็ยังได้มายาก”

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (तस्मात् ‘tad’)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = “therefore/from that”

• tuṣṭāḥ: pleased/satisfied
• tuṣṭāḥ: Predicate adjective (to vayam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (तुष् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; agrees with vayam

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• vatsa: O child/dear one
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (वत्स प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• dāsyāmaḥ: we shall give
• dāsyāmaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• citta: O dear one / O mind
• citta: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (चित्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; used as address “O dear/heart” (or “O mind”)

• vāṃchitam: the desired (boon)
• vāṃchitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāñch (वाञ्छ् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; object-complement = “desired (thing)”

• prārthayasva: ask/request
• prārthayasva: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-arth (प्रार्थ् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (द्रुत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (तस्मात् ‘tad’)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = “therefore/from that”

• durlabham: hard to obtain
• durlabham: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-labha (दुर्लभ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्/दुर्-उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; qualifies (implied) varam/boon or vāṃchitam

• tridaśaiḥ: by the gods (thirty deities)
• tridaśaiḥ: Kartr̥/Upamāna (Agent/standard) (with api: even by the gods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (त्रिदश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the sky, benevolent pitṛs radiate warmth, calling the devotee ‘vatsa’ and offering a boon; the devotee stands with folded hands, the riverbank bathed in auspicious light.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Rāma
• Tridaśas (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma and ancestral rites are honored, Pitṛs become benefactors—granting boons and removing obstacles on the spiritual path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon request leads directly to the consecration and fame of the tīrtha called Rāmahrada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights the fruit (boon) arising from proper Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and dharmic conduct.