Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
Devanagari script
एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभाग यत्क्षेमं तत्समाचर
Transliteration
evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāga yatkṣemaṃ tatsamācara
Translation
“یہ بات جان کر، اے خوش نصیب، جو کچھ تمہاری سلامتی اور بھلائی میں ہو وہی اختیار کرو۔”
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in this manner)
ज्ञात्वाhaving understood
ज्ञात्वा:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive: 'having known')
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य)
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)
क्षेमम्welfare/safety
क्षेमम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तद्-शब्दः (correlative)
समाचरpractice/do
समाचर:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
Maṇibhadra (immediate continuation of his warning)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The host concludes his admonition with a calm, final instruction; the pilgrim listens with composed humility.
Characters & Entities
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MaṇibhadraP
PuṣpaFAQs
Dharma is also prudence—choosing conduct that protects one’s integrity and welfare.
The verse is an ethical instruction within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; it does not name the site.
No ritual; it is practical dharmic counsel about safe, disciplined behavior.