Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

लज्जिता सा परित्यागं नाकरोत्पंचजन्मसु । भर्त्तारमसितापांगी हरमेवाभ्यगच्छत

Transliteration

lajjitā sā parityāgaṃ nākarotpaṃcajanmasu | bharttāramasitāpāṃgī haramevābhyagacchata

Translation

Beschämt griff sie nicht zum Verlassen — nicht einmal über fünf Geburten hinweg. Die dunkeläugige Frau trat zu ihrem Gemahl, zu Hara (Śiva) allein.

Word by Word

• लज्जिता: ashamed
• लज्जिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √लज्ज् (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सा) लज्जिता’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परित्यागम्: abandonment
• परित्यागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि-√त्यज् (धातु) + घञ्/अ (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अकरोत्: did/made
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पञ्चजन्मसु: in five births
• पञ्चजन्मसु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; ‘पञ्चसु जन्मसु’

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• असितापाङ्गी: black-cornered-eyed (dark-eyed)
• असितापाङ्गी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असित + अपाङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘असिताः अपाङ्गाः यस्याः’ इति विशेषणम्

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अभ्यगच्छत: approached
• अभ्यगच्छत: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā, dark-eyed and modest, momentarily ashamed yet resolute, approaches Hara alone—an intimate, emotionally charged reconciliation within the wedding setting.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Ambikā/Devī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse praises steadfast commitment and the dharmic ideal of returning to the divine Lord (Śiva) with humility rather than rejection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The site is not explicitly named in this single verse; it functions as part of the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is prescribed; the focus is on conduct and relational dharma within the narrative.