Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

निःस्पृहस्यापि ते देव यदागमनकारणम् । तन्मे द्रुततरं ब्रूहि येन सर्वं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

niḥspṛhasyāpi te deva yadāgamanakāraṇam | tanme drutataraṃ brūhi yena sarvaṃ karomyaham

Translation

اے دیو! اگرچہ آپ نِسپرِہ (بے خواہش) ہیں، پھر بھی اپنے آنے کا سبب مجھے فوراً بتائیے، تاکہ میں ہر مطلوب کام انجام دے سکوں۔

Word by Word

• निःस्पृहस्य: of (one who is) desireless
• निःस्पृहस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःस्पृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ते)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः ‘even/also’

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• देव: O god/lord
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic of clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘यत् … तत्’ सम्बन्ध

• आगमनकारणम्: cause of (your) coming
• आगमनकारणम्: प्रधानेन विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘आगमनस्य कारणम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रुततरम्: more quickly
• द्रुततरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (तद्धित)
• Form: तुलनात्मक (comparative) रूप, क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण (adverbial)

• ब्रूहि: tell/say
• ब्रूहि: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; साधनार्थ

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed 'deva' (likely Brahmā in the immediate context of the next verse, or a deva being addressed before Brahmā speaks)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant addresses a serene, detached deity; the supplicant’s urgency contrasts with the deity’s calm. The composition emphasizes the question: ‘why have you come?’ with gestures of inquiry and readiness to serve.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The right response to divine visitation is eager inquiry and readiness to serve dharma without delay.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not specify a site; it advances the Śrāddha-centered narrative within the tīrtha chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it frames obedience and preparedness for the coming instruction.