Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यथा वयं सत्या भवता सह पद्मज । भवाम कुरु तत्कृत्यमेतस्मादागता वयम्

Transliteration

tasmādyathā vayaṃ satyā bhavatā saha padmaja | bhavāma kuru tatkṛtyametasmādāgatā vayam

Translation

پس اے پدمج (کنول سے پیدا ہونے والے)، تاکہ ہم آپ کے ساتھ مل کر سچے ثابت ہوں، جو لازم کام ہے وہ انجام دیجیے؛ اسی مقصد سے ہم آئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययार्थे — 'therefore/from that (reason)'

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक) — 'as/just as'

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• satyāḥ: truthful
• satyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'truthful' (agreeing with vayaṃ)

• bhavatā: with you
• bhavatā: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — 'with/by you'

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक-उपपद) — governs instrumental

• padmaja: O lotus-born
• padmaja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (padmasya jaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन — epithet 'O lotus-born (Brahmā)'

• bhavāma: we are / we shall be
• bhavāma: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'we are/we become' (injunctive sense in request)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'do'

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'that' (qualifying kṛtyam)

• kṛtyam: the required act
• kṛtyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — 'duty/what is to be done'

• etasmāt: from here
• etasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — 'from this (place)'

• āgatāḥ: (have) come
• āgatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन — 'having come' (agreeing with vayaṃ)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages address Brahmā as Padmaja, emphasizing that they wish to remain truthful together; their palms are joined, faces earnest, the child standing quietly beside them.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness (satya) is a sacred vow; devotees seek divine support so their blessings and words do not become false.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the moral framework within the pilgrimage narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on satya as a vow and the request for a divinely sanctioned remedy.