Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच तान्सर्वांस्तपः कार्यं मयाऽधुना । यावत्पुत्रस्य संप्राप्तिस्तावदेव न संशयः

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca tānsarvāṃstapaḥ kāryaṃ mayā'dhunā | yāvatputrasya saṃprāptistāvadeva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

แล้วพระองค์ตรัสแก่ทุกคนว่า “บัดนี้เราจักบำเพ็ญตบะ และจักกระทำต่อไปจนกว่าจะได้โอรส—ข้อนี้ไม่ต้องสงสัย”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter/from then)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘said/spoke’

• तान्: them
• तान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (them)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with तान्; ‘all’

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (austerity)

• कार्यम्: must be done
• कार्यम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः ण्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective ‘to be done/necessary’

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (प्रयोगानुसार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular ‘by me’ (agent)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: सम्बन्ध (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्तावद्-सम्बन्धे (as long as/until)

• पुत्रस्य: of a son
• पुत्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of a son)

• संप्राप्तिः: attainment
• संप्राप्तिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (attainment/arrival)

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: सम्बन्ध (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्तावद्-सम्बन्धे (so long/that long)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• न: not/no
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (doubt)

Speaker

Daśaratha (implied, addressing his ministers/attendants)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king addresses assembled ministers, declaring a firm vow to undertake austerity until he gains a son; the court listens in respectful silence.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast resolve (niścaya) and disciplined tapas are upheld as dharmic means to fulfill righteous aims such as progeny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A commitment to continuous tapas (austerity) until the desired fruit—putra-prāpti—is attained.