Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अस्याः स्नेहेन संत्यक्तो मया भर्ता सुरेश्वर । तस्माद्देव वरं देहि त्वमस्या मनसि स्थितम्

Transliteration

asyāḥ snehena saṃtyakto mayā bhartā sureśvara | tasmāddeva varaṃ dehi tvamasyā manasi sthitam

Translation

«Aus Liebe zu ihr, o Herr der Götter, habe ich meinen Gatten verlassen. Darum, o Gott, gewähre ihr die Gabe, die in ihrem Herzen weilt.»

Word by Word

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• snehena: by/through affection
• snehena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• saṃtyaktaḥ: abandoned/renounced
• saṃtyaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (passive sense)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• sureśvara: O Lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: सुराणाम् ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana-nimitta (Cause/Source sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक (ablatival adverb)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• manasi: in (her) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• sthitam: situated/abiding
• sthitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘varam’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brāhmaṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard Sūta frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman, eyes moist yet resolute, stands before Śiva (Śaśiśekhara), hands folded, confessing her sacrifice and requesting a boon for another; the atmosphere is intimate and morally charged.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Sureśvara epithet used here)
• Ratnāvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion matures into selfless concern—one may even sacrifice personal ties to secure another’s welfare through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line does not identify the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a direct petition to Śiva to bestow a heart’s desire (manasi sthitam varam).