Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

असक्तः सर्वसंगेषु यः सक्तात्मेति लक्ष्यते । अदीर्घसंशंयो वाग्ग्मी नारदं तं नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

asaktaḥ sarvasaṃgeṣu yaḥ saktātmeti lakṣyate | adīrghasaṃśaṃyo vāggmī nāradaṃ taṃ namāmyaham

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor Nārada — unangehaftet in allen Verbindungen, und doch als einer erkannt, dessen Geist dem Höchsten zugewandt ist; frei von langem Zweifel; und beredt im Wort.

Word by Word

• asaktaḥ: unattached
• asaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-sakta (सज्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास (negated), विशेषण

• sarva-saṅgeṣu: in all associations/attachments
• sarva-saṅgeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• sakta-ātmā: one whose mind seems attached
• sakta-ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakta (सज्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास, विशेषण

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• lakṣyate: is perceived/recognized
• lakṣyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lakṣ (लक्ष्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is perceived')

• a-dīrgha-saṃśayaḥ: having no long doubt (quickly resolved)
• a-dīrgha-saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास, विशेषण

• vāg-gmī: eloquent
• vāg-gmī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक) + gmin (गम्-धातु, कृदन्त; इन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास, विशेषण

• nāradaṃ: Narada
• nāradaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (नम्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada walking between gatherings—devas, sages, kings—unattached; a luminous thread from his heart to the Supreme indicates inner devotion; a scroll or gesture shows eloquent teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One can remain outwardly unattached while being inwardly devoted, with clarity that dispels lingering doubt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on qualities of mind and speech.