Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

वयं तस्य भविष्यामः सदैव प्रीतमानसाः । प्रदास्यामस्तथा कामान्मनसा वांछितान्नृप

Transliteration

vayaṃ tasya bhaviṣyāmaḥ sadaiva prītamānasāḥ | pradāsyāmastathā kāmānmanasā vāṃchitānnṛpa

Translation

Hỡi Đại vương, chúng ta sẽ mãi hoan hỷ trong lòng đối với người ấy; và chúng ta sẽ ban cho người ấy những điều mong cầu mà tâm ý hướng đến.

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — nominative plural

• तस्य: of him/to him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• भविष्यामः: shall be
• भविष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन — 'we shall be/become'

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'always')

• प्रीतमानसाः: with delighted minds
• प्रीतमानसाः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — nominative plural; समास: प्रीतं मानसं येषाम् (having pleased minds)

• प्रदास्यामः: shall grant
• प्रदास्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन — 'we shall give'

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• कामान्: desired objects/boons
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• मनसा: by mind/mentally
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• वाञ्छितान्: desired
• वाञ्छितान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु) → वाञ्छित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural; विशेषण (qualifying कामान्): 'desired'

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (as representatives/guardians of the rite; or devatās speaking through assurance—contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing scene: radiant sages/brāhmaṇas or unseen deities bestowing favor upon a king-devotee; the devotee’s hands folded, the grant of desired boons symbolized by flowers, light, or sacred water.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine and dhārmic forces respond to sincere devotion with favor—both inner satisfaction and the fulfillment of rightful wishes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The blessings are tied to the same Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha context where the prescribed festivals and worship are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, continued worship/service at the shrine; the result promised is iṣṭa-kāma (desired boons) for the devoted.