Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अत एव हि संतुष्टिः सञ्जाताद्य तवोपरि । वरं मत्तो गृहाणाद्य तदभीष्टं हृदि स्थितम्

Transliteration

ata eva hi saṃtuṣṭiḥ sañjātādya tavopari | varaṃ matto gṛhāṇādya tadabhīṣṭaṃ hṛdi sthitam

Translation

اسی سبب آج میں تجھ سے پوری طرح خوش ہوں۔ اب مجھ سے ایک ور مانگ لے—جو محبوب خواہش تیرے دل میں بسی ہے۔

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (Cause marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore/from this)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• hi: for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-निपात (for/indeed)

• saṃtuṣṭiḥ: satisfaction
• saṃtuṣṭiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sañjātā: has arisen
• sañjātā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• tava: of you
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• upari: upon/over (you)
• upari: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अधिकरणवाचक (upon/over)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mattaḥ: from me
• mattaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अस्मद्-शब्द

• gṛhāṇa: accept/take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• abhīṣṭam: desired (thing)
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthitam: situated/remaining
• sthitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, smiling, extends a hand in boon-giving gesture (vara-mudrā) toward Daśaratha; the atmosphere is luminous, with attendants holding offerings and garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is fulfilled with sincerity, divine grace manifests as protection and boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the chapter’s broader māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse centers on the granting of a boon due to merit.