Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

येन संप्राप्स्यसे सिद्धिं नित्यं या हृदये स्थिता । त्वत्कृते प्रार्थयिष्यामि स्वयं गत्वा पितामहम्

Transliteration

yena saṃprāpsyase siddhiṃ nityaṃ yā hṛdaye sthitā | tvatkṛte prārthayiṣyāmi svayaṃ gatvā pitāmaham

Translation

由此汝将得成就，此成就恒住于心。为汝之故，我将亲自前往，祈请毗多摩诃（梵天 Brahmā）。

Word by Word

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa/Hetu (means/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/साधनार्थे

• saṃprāpsyase: you will attain
• saṃprāpsyase: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + √āp (आप्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• siddhim: success/perfection
• siddhim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Temporal adverb (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (always)

• yā: which (she/that)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthitā: abiding
• sthitā: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त, √sthā स्था + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tvat-kṛte: for your sake
• tvat-kṛte: Purpose adjunct (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त, √kṛ कृ + क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; सप्तमी-रूपेण निबद्धम् (for your sake)

• prārthayiṣyāmi: I will request
• prārthayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √arth (अर्थ्/अर्थय्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (causative sense ‘to request’)

• svayam: personally
• svayam: Agent-emphasis (कर्तृ-विशेष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक (oneself)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gatvā (कृदन्त, √gam गम् + त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• pitāmaham: Pitāmaha (Brahmā/grandsire)
• pitāmaham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage promises the king that he will personally go to Brahmā to secure what is needed for the king’s success; the king stands reverently, hopeful.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage’s compassionate intercession supports a devotee’s dharmic aim; true siddhi is framed as inner, heart-abiding fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha setting, from which the renewed sacrificial undertaking proceeds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation for a sanctioned sacrificial endeavor, requiring higher authorization/support—here sought from Brahmā.