Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्वमेवं विहितो भूप वासिष्ठैरंत्यजस्तु तैः । मया भूयोऽपि भूपालः कर्तव्यो नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

tvamevaṃ vihito bhūpa vāsiṣṭhairaṃtyajastu taiḥ | mayā bhūyo'pi bhūpālaḥ kartavyo nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

噢，大王，纵使你被婆悉吒一派贬为弃民之身，我也必使你再度成为君王——对此毫无疑虑。

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• vihitaḥ: ordained/appointed
• vihitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (tvam)

• bhūpa: O king
• bhūpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vāsiṣṭhaiḥ: by the Vāsiṣṭhas
• vāsiṣṭhaiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; वसिष्ठ-सम्बन्धिनः (followers/people of Vasiṣṭha)

• antyajaḥ: an outcaste
• antyajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antyaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; जातिवाचक

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/more)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• bhūpālaḥ: a king
• bhūpālaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kartavyaḥ: must be made
• kartavyaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (to be made)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here/in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra speaks firmly to the humbled king, pointing as if to negate the curse of Vasiṣṭha’s followers; the king’s posture shifts from despair to hope.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that downfall can be reversed through proper guidance, expiation, and sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the larger tīrtha narrative of regaining purity and status.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied remedial program under Viśvāmitra; explicit instructions follow in the subsequent verse (tīrthayātrā).