Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

अतिथिरुवाच । देवत्वेन न मे कार्यं यज्ञांशरहितेन च । तदहं साधयिष्यामि यथा मुक्तिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

atithiruvāca | devatvena na me kāryaṃ yajñāṃśarahitena ca | tadahaṃ sādhayiṣyāmi yathā muktirbhaviṣyati

Translation

Der Gast sprach: „Mit einer Gottheit ohne Opferanteil habe ich nichts zu schaffen. Darum werde ich das vollbringen, wodurch Befreiung (mokṣa) eintritt.“

Word by Word

• atithiḥ: the guest (Atithi)
• atithiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• devatvena: by/with godhood (as a state)
• devatvena: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• me: for me / my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāryam: a purpose / need
• kāryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• yajñāṃśa-rahitena: with (something) devoid of a sacrificial share
• yajñāṃśa-rahitena: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña + aṃśa + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• tat: therefore / then
• tat: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (sentence connector: 'therefore/then')

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

• sādhayiṣyāmi: I will accomplish
• sādhayiṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense possible: 'I will accomplish')

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (manner: 'so that/as')

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Atithi (Guest)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The atithi-brāhmaṇa, calm and resolute, declines divinity without yajña-share and declares intent to pursue liberation; devas listen in surprise and respect.

Characters & Entities

• Atithi
• Mukti
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual freedom (mukti) is higher than mere exalted status; dharma is measured by true fulfillment and right order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This line continues the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative without naming a particular tīrtha explicitly in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It rejects “godhood without yajña-share,” implying that ritual participation/portioning is integral to dharmic recognition.