Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया परया युक्तः संप्राप्तोऽयं मया सह । तत्कथं त्यजति प्राणान्सहाये मयि संस्थिते

Transliteration

śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ saṃprāpto'yaṃ mayā saha | tatkathaṃ tyajati prāṇānsahāye mayi saṃsthite

Translation

Mit höchstem Glauben erfüllt ist er mit mir gekommen. Wie könnte er da den Lebenshauch aufgeben, während ich, sein Gefährte, an seiner Seite stehe?

Word by Word

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• परया: supreme; great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युक्तः: joined; endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘संप्राप्तः’ इत्यस्य सहवर्ती विशेषणम्

• संप्राप्तः: arrived; attained
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मया: with me; by me
• मया: Saha/Instrument (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश (postposition meaning ‘with’)

• तत्: then; so
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; प्रश्न/अन्वयार्थे ‘तत्’ = ‘then/so’

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb)

• त्यजति: abandons; gives up
• त्यजति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सहाये: when a helper (is present); in a companion
• सहाये: Adhikarana (Locative circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मयि: in me; while I (am)
• मयि: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संस्थिते: being present; standing by
• संस्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘मयि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextually continuing from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the despairing companion/king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate companion stands close to a grief-stricken man who has arrived with supreme faith; the moment is tense, as if life is about to be relinquished, yet the companion’s presence forbids despair.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True guidance does not abandon the faithful; companionship and responsibility are upheld as dharmic virtues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s moral and devotional narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes faith (śraddhā) and the duty of support rather than ritual action.