Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततश्चैव तनुं त्यक्त्वा क्षेत्रेष्वाश्रममध्यतः । संप्राप्स्यसि निजं स्थानं तत्क्षेत्रस्य प्रभावतः

Transliteration

tataścaiva tanuṃ tyaktvā kṣetreṣvāśramamadhyataḥ | saṃprāpsyasi nijaṃ sthānaṃ tatkṣetrasya prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Dann wirst du, nachdem du in dem heiligen Kṣetra mitten im Āśrama diesen Leib abgelegt hast, durch die Kraft jenes heiligen Ortes deine wahre Stätte erlangen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle = emphatic)

• tanum: body
• tanum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन = Feminine Accusative Singular

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); त्यज् धातोः = having abandoned

• kṣetreṣu: in the sacred fields/holy places
• kṣetreṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन = Neuter Locative Plural

• āśrama: of the hermitage
• āśrama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग) = Masculine; used as first member in compound

• madhyataḥ: from the midst
• madhyataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = from the middle

• saṃprāpsyasi: you will attain
• saṃprāpsyasi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ+prāp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Simple Future, 2nd person singular

• nijam: one's own
• nijam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (sthānam इति) = Neuter Accusative Singular adjective

• sthānam: place/abode
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन = Neuter Accusative Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Determinative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग) = Pronoun used as first member in compound

• kṣetrasya: of that sacred place
• kṣetrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन = Neuter Genitive Singular

• prabhāvataḥ: by the power (thereof)
• prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = due to/from the power (of)

Speaker

Bhaṭṭikā (continued from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Takṣaka (Nāga king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene hermitage inside a sacred kṣetra; a pilgrim-soul gently ‘casting off’ the body as sages witness; subtle radiance indicating ascent to one’s destined realm.

Characters & Entities

• Bhaṭṭikā
• holy kṣetra
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas celebrate kṣetras as spiritually transformative: the sanctity of place can elevate and restore beings toward their rightful state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the prabhāva (spiritual potency) of the kṣetra associated with the Kedārāyatana episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on kṣetra-prabhāva—attainment through the sanctity of the holy place.