Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

लक्ष्म्या वियुज्यसे कृष्ण न कदाचिद्यथा भवान् । तथा कलत्रसम्बन्धो देव मा मे प्रणश्यतु

Transliteration

lakṣmyā viyujyase kṛṣṇa na kadācidyathā bhavān | tathā kalatrasambandho deva mā me praṇaśyatu

Translation

হে কৃষ্ণ! যেমন তুমি লক্ষ্মী থেকে কখনও বিচ্ছিন্ন হও না, তেমনি হে দেব, আমার দাম্পত্য-বন্ধন যেন কখনও নষ্ট না হয়।

Word by Word

• लक्ष्म्या: from/with Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• वियुज्यसे: you are separated
• वियुज्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• कदाचित्: ever/at any time
• कदाचित्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamāna/Prakāra (Comparison/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तद्वत्/एवम्-अर्थक-अव्यय (so/thus)

• कलत्रसम्बन्धः: marital relationship
• कलत्रसम्बन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र + सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रणश्यतु: may it perish
• प्रणश्यतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (mantra portion voiced as the worshipper’s petition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with folded hands prays to Kṛṣṇa, invoking Lakṣmī’s constant presence as the model for unbroken marital union; Lakṣmī stands close, signifying inseparability.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine ideals (Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa unity) are invoked as a model for steadfastness and fidelity in human marriage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a devotional mantra within the chapter’s observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation during worship of Viṣṇu/Jalāśayī, explicitly seeking preservation of the marital relationship.