Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्तत्कर्म करिष्यामि स्वर्गार्थे नृपसत्तम । तवाभीष्टं करिष्यामि किं वा यास्यामि संक्षयम्

Transliteration

tattatkarma kariṣyāmi svargārthe nṛpasattama | tavābhīṣṭaṃ kariṣyāmi kiṃ vā yāsyāmi saṃkṣayam

Translation

“اے بہترین بادشاہ! سَورگ کے لیے جو جو کرم درکار ہوں گے میں کروں گا۔ تیری مراد پوری کروں گا—ورنہ اسی کوشش میں فنا ہو جاؤں گا۔”

Word by Word

• तत्: that (each)
• तत्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्: that (very)
• तत्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (tattat = 'each and every')

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गार्थे: for (the sake of) heaven
• स्वर्गार्थे: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (स्वर्गाय अर्थः) = 'for the sake of heaven'

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नृपाणां सत्तमः)

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

• अभीष्टम्: desired thing, wish
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will accomplish
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what? why?
• किम्: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• यास्यामि: shall I go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संक्षयम्: to destruction, ruin
• संक्षयम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Triśaṅku

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, eyes blazing with resolve, declares he will do whatever is needed for Triśaṅku’s heaven—staking his own life; disciples and sacrificial implements appear in the background, foreshadowing a rite.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True commitment in dharma is total—one undertakes the needed karma with unwavering resolve, accepting personal risk for a righteous promise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the mahātmya-style ideal of steadfast effort leading to exalted results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It broadly indicates performing the necessary karmas/rites for attaining Svarga, without naming a particular yajña or vrata in this line.