Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । किं ते कार्यं देवराज तदवश्यं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | kiṃ te kāryaṃ devarāja tadavaśyaṃ karomyaham

Translation

พระวิษณุตรัสว่า “โอ้เทวราช เจ้ามีความประสงค์สิ่งใด? เราจักกระทำให้สำเร็จโดยแน่นอน”

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (your)

• कार्यं: task / matter to be done
• कार्यं: Karta (Subject complement/प्रश्नविषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (what is your task?)

• देवराज: O king of gods
• देवराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राजन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां राजा)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (certainly/necessarily)

• करोमि: I do / I will do
• करोमि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra ambit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, serene and radiant, addresses Indra with a promise to fulfill his need; sages and a sacred landscape frame the dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Indra (Devarāja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine responds to rightful petitions aimed at restoring dharma and cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse itself is a dialogue line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Viṣṇu’s readiness to act.