Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तस्माच्चाद्यैव गच्छामि यज्ञवाडं पितुर्म्मम । अनुज्ञां देहि मे नाथ देवदेव जगत्पते

Transliteration

tasmāccādyaiva gacchāmi yajñavāḍaṃ piturmmama | anujñāṃ dehi me nātha devadeva jagatpate

Translation

Darum will ich noch heute zur Opferstätte, zur yajña-Halle meines Vaters gehen. Gewähre mir die Erlaubnis, o Herr—o Gott der Götter, o Gebieter der Welten.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that (reason/that)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• आद्य: first/at the very beginning
• आद्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गच्छामि: I go / I shall go
• गच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष? (No) उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यज्ञवाडम्: to the sacrificial enclosure/arena
• यज्ञवाडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञवाड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पितुः: of (my) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवदेव: O god of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास (देवानां देवः)

• जगत्पते: O lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः पतिः)

Speaker

Satī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devī, resolute yet reverent, petitions Śiva for permission to go immediately to her father’s sacrificial enclosure; Śiva is seated in calm majesty, the cosmic lord addressed as Devadeva and Jagatpati.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Śiva
• Dakṣa
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in emotional urgency, dharma values proper consent and right conduct within relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references the yajña-vāḍa (sacrificial arena) of Dakṣa; the broader narrative occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it concerns seeking permission before undertaking a significant religious/social act.