Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

देहत्यागं कुरुष्वेति वह्नौ प्रज्वलितेऽधुना । अनुज्ञातो मुनिवरैरिति राजा स शंकरः

Transliteration

dehatyāgaṃ kuruṣveti vahnau prajvalite'dhunā | anujñāto munivarairiti rājā sa śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

»Vollziehe jetzt das Ablegen des Leibes im lodernden Feuer«,—so von den erhabensten Weisen erlaubt, machte sich der König namens Śaṅkara bereit zu handeln.

Word by Word

• देहत्यागम्: abandoning the body
• देहत्यागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देहस्य त्यागः)

• कुरुष्व: do (perform)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• वह्नौ: in the fire
• वह्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th); एकवचनम्

• प्रज्वलिते: kindled, blazing
• प्रज्वलिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ज्वल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th); एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वह्नौ)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अनुज्ञातः: permitted, given leave
• अनुज्ञातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

• मुनिवरैः: by the best sages
• मुनिवरैः: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय (वराः मुनयः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/connector)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

• सः: that (he)
• सः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (name of the king)
• शंकरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the sages’ permission and the king’s situation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consecrated fire blazes; sages stand in a circle with raised hands granting permission; King Śaṅkara stands poised, composed, facing the flames with steady gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Munivara (great sages)
• King Śaṅkara
• Vahni (fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames an intense moment of resolve—where the guidance of sages authorizes a decisive spiritual act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse, but the surrounding passage centers on Rāmasetu and Rāmanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A fire-related act connected with deha-tyāga is mentioned narratively; details and context are not fully contained within this single verse.