Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

न कृतं च व्रतं तेन श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । न दत्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च न च यष्टं कदाचन

Transliteration

na kṛtaṃ ca vrataṃ tena śraddhāpūtena cetasā | na dattaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaśca na ca yaṣṭaṃ kadācana

Translation

ایمان کی پاکیزگی سے خالی دل کے ساتھ اس نے نہ کوئی ورت رکھا؛ نہ برہمنوں کو دان دیا، اور نہ کبھی یَجْن کیا۔

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रद्धापूतेन: with (a mind) purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + पूत (कृदन्त; √पू (धातु))
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental sense: 'purified by faith'), भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक-निपात

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• यष्टम्: sacrificed/worshipped (performed yajña)
• यष्टम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यष्ट (कृदन्त; √यज् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (indefinite time adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king shown turning away from a yajña-vedi and from brāhmaṇas seeking alms; the sacred fire is unlit, offerings untouched—symbolizing a faithless mind.

Characters & Entities

• vrata
• Brāhmaṇas
• yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā), vows (vrata), charity (dāna), and sacrifice (yajña) sustain dharma; their neglect signals spiritual decay.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is cited in this verse; it highlights the dharmic practices that tīrtha-visitation traditionally supports.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata observance, dāna to Brāhmaṇas, and yajña are referenced as normative practices (not performed by the impious king).