Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तदवश्यमहं साकमधुना वह्निसाधनम् । करिष्ये कीर्तिवपुषः कृते सत्यमिदं सखे

Transliteration

tadavaśyamahaṃ sākamadhunā vahnisādhanam | kariṣye kīrtivapuṣaḥ kṛte satyamidaṃ sakhe

Translation

Therefore, O friend, I shall surely undergo the ordeal by fire now, together with you (or for your sake). This is the truth, my friend—for the sake of the one whose very body is fame, that is, for honor.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Anaphoric/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• avaśyam: certainly, inevitably
• avaśyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

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

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāka (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (postposition)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• vahni-sādhanam: means of (entering/using) fire; fire-rite
• vahni-sādhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vahneḥ sādhanaṃ)

• kariṣye: I shall do
• kariṣye: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kīrti-vapuṣaḥ: of (one whose) body is fame; of the fame-bodied (one)
• kīrti-vapuṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrti (प्रातिपदिक) + vapuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (vapus), षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (kīrti-rūpaṃ vapus)

• kṛte: for the sake of
• kṛte: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृते इति सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण उपपद-प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे (for the sake of)

• satyam: true
• satyam: Viśeṣaṇa/Pratijñā (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sakhe: O friend
• sakhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, inferred)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resolute ascetic/hero declares he will enter a blazing fire as a truth-test, with a close companion present; flames rise while witnesses look on in tense silence.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One must uphold truth and loyalty even at personal risk, valuing dharma and honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the ethical narrative in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A ‘vahni-sādhanam’ (fire ordeal) is mentioned as an act undertaken to uphold truth/honor, not as a general rite for all.