Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

नाडीजंघ उवाच । यद्येवं तदिदं मित्रं विशंतं ज्वलनेऽधुना । निवारय मुनिश्रेष्ठ मत्तोऽस्ति चिरजीवितः

Transliteration

nāḍījaṃgha uvāca | yadyevaṃ tadidaṃ mitraṃ viśaṃtaṃ jvalane'dhunā | nivāraya muniśreṣṭha matto'sti cirajīvitaḥ

Translation

Nāḍījaṃgha said: If it is so, O best of sages, then restrain this friend who is now about to enter the blazing fire. A long span of life still lies before him (more than before me).

Word by Word

• nāḍījaṃghaḥ: Nāḍījaṃgha
• nāḍījaṃghaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāḍījaṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mitram: friend
• mitram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• viśantam: entering
• viśantam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘मित्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• jvalane: in the fire
• jvalane: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvalana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

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

• nivāraya: restrain, stop
• nivāraya: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• muniśreṣṭha: O best of sages
• muniśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (munīnām śreṣṭhaḥ)

• mattaḥ: from me
• mattaḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriyā (Existence/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• cirajīvitaḥ: long-lived
• cirajīvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक) + jīvita (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय, √jīv)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चिरं जीवितः)

Speaker

Nāḍījaṃgha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (addressed as muni-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nāḍījaṃgha urgently appeals to a great sage to stop his friend from stepping into roaring flames; the friend is poised at the edge, firelight reflecting on faces.

Characters & Entities

• Nāḍījaṃgha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion is also dharma—one should prevent needless self-destruction even in the name of honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The imminent act of entering fire is referenced, but no general ritual rule is prescribed.