Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तस्मान्नैव धरिष्यामि लिंगमेतद्धरातलात् । किमनेन करिष्यामि भार्यया परिवर्जितः

Transliteration

tasmānnaiva dhariṣyāmi liṃgametaddharātalāt | kimanena kariṣyāmi bhāryayā parivarjitaḥ

Translation

Darum werde ich diesen Liṅga nicht länger auf der Erdoberfläche aufrechterhalten. Was soll ich damit, da ich meiner Gattin beraubt bin?

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• धरिष्यामि: I will hold/bear
• धरिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier of लिङ्गम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• धरातलात्: from the earth’s surface
• धरातलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (धरा एव तलम्)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अनेन: with this/by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भार्यया: by/with (my) wife
• भार्यया: Karana/Hetu (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• परिवर्जितः: deprived of; bereft
• परिवर्जितः: Karta-visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘I’)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, bereft of Satī, speaks in sorrow, refusing to uphold the liṅga; devas stand concerned, the liṅga grounded on earth as a heavy, sacred burden.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Satī (implied)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa portrays even the divine as engaging human-like grief, teaching compassion and the need for restoration through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha’s greatness is indirectly highlighted by the cosmic importance attached to the Liṅga’s placement and support.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the narrative sets up the necessity of continued worship and divine reassurance.