Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । त्वया सह सुरश्रेष्ठ मैत्री संप्रार्थयाम्यहम् । शाश्वती सर्वकृत्येषु परमां लोकसंस्थिताम्

Transliteration

rājovāca | tvayā saha suraśreṣṭha maitrī saṃprārthayāmyaham | śāśvatī sarvakṛtyeṣu paramāṃ lokasaṃsthitām

Translation

بادشاہ نے کہا: اے دیوتاؤں میں برتر! میں آپ کے ساتھ دوستی کی درخواست کرتا ہوں—ہمیشہ کے لیے، اعلیٰ ترین، اور ہر کام میں اور ہر لوک میں مضبوطی سے قائم۔

Word by Word

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvayā: with you/by you
• tvayā: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: with)

• suraśreṣṭha: O best of gods
• suraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• maitrīm: friendship
• maitrīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• saṃprārthayāmi: I request/seek
• saṃprārthayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√arth (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śāśvatīm: eternal
• śāśvatīm: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (maitrīm)

• sarvakṛtyeṣu: in all duties/affairs
• sarvakṛtyeṣu: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (all duties)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (maitrīm)

• lokasaṃsthitām: established in the world
• lokasaṃsthitām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + saṃsthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (loke saṃsthitā = established in the world)

Speaker

Rājā (the King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daśaratha, hands folded, requests eternal friendship; Indra listens with approving calm. The scene is serene, with a subtle glow suggesting harmony between realms.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (King)
• Indra (Suraśreṣṭha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not merely power, but enduring harmony and right relationship aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it belongs to the broader tīrtha-centered chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the request is relational (maitrī) rather than ritual.