Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

द्धस येन संजायते दृष्टिः शाश्वती तव निर्मला । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं सत्येनात्मानमालभे

Transliteration

ddhasa yena saṃjāyate dṛṣṭiḥ śāśvatī tava nirmalā | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ satyenātmānamālabhe

Translation

اسی سے تمہاری ابدی اور بے داغ بصیرت پیدا ہوگی۔ میرے قول میں کوئی شک نہیں؛ سچ کی قسم، میں اپنی جان کو گروی رکھتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• द्धस: (unclear word)
• द्धस: Uncertain
• Type: Noun
• Root: (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट)
• Form: अस्पष्ट-पद; मूलपाठे ‘द्धस’ इति रूपं संदिग्धम् (emendation needed)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संजायते: arises/is produced
• संजायते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दृष्टिः: vision/sight
• दृष्टिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाश्वती: eternal/lasting
• शाश्वती: Visheshana (Qualifier of दृष्टिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• निर्मला: pure/spotless
• निर्मला: Visheshana (Qualifier of दृष्टिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (my) statement
• वाक्यात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• असंदिग्धम्: without doubt
• असंदिग्धम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘undoubted’

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: myself/self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आलबे: I take/undertake; I invoke (as pledge)
• आलबे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (likely the sage giving assurance; exact identity not stated here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: सरस्-तीर (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Raghu-line noble/king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage solemnly vows by truth that the prescribed act will grant the king stainless, everlasting sight; the moment is charged with certainty and wonder.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth (satya) is presented as a potent spiritual force; a realized person’s word is a reliable vehicle of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place-name appears in this verse, though it continues the sacred-lake context from the surrounding lines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse confirms the efficacy of the previously prescribed offerings, promising the boon of clear, lasting sight.