Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । तथापि कुरु चास्य त्वं प्रसादं गतकल्मषे । मम वाक्यानुरोधेन यदिमां मन्यसे शुभे

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | tathāpi kuru cāsya tvaṃ prasādaṃ gatakalmaṣe | mama vākyānurodhena yadimāṃ manyase śubhe

Translation

世尊曰：“纵然如此，吉祥而垢染已尽者啊，仍当赐他恩泽。若你珍重于我，便当依我之言而行。”

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमास/योग; विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (nevertheless)

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अस्य: for him/of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतकल्मषे: O sinless one
• गतकल्मषे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गत-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘हे गतकल्मषे’ (O one whose sin has gone)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वाक्यानुरोधेन: in compliance with (my) words
• वाक्यानुरोधेन: Karana (Instrument/Reason/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य-अनुरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इमाम्: this (request/thing)
• इमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• मन्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शुभे: O auspicious lady
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Janārdana/Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śāṇḍilya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana gently commands the sage to grant favor to the restrained person, invoking affection and deference to his word; the atmosphere shifts toward mercy.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Bhagavān (Janārdana/Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction prioritizes compassion and reconciliation—grace (prasāda) is urged even when restraint is justified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the narrative that later supports tīrtha-related merit and remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A moral prescription is given—grant prasāda; no detailed ritual act is specified here.