Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं गणतां गच्छ सांप्रतं पापवर्जितः । त्यक्त्वा दानवजं भावं श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ gaṇatāṃ gaccha sāṃprataṃ pāpavarjitaḥ | tyaktvā dānavajaṃ bhāvaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

Therefore, go now to the status of one of My Gaṇas, freed from sin—having abandoned the demonic disposition and endowed with supreme faith.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत पञ्चमी-रूप; हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gaṇatām: to (the status of) a gaṇa
• gaṇatām: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-लक्ष्य (to the state of being a gaṇa)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now/at present)

• pāpa-varjitaḥ: free from sin
• pāpa-varjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (पापेन वर्जितः/पापात् वर्जितः)

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• dānava-jam: born of a Dānava (demonic)
• dānava-jam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (दानवात् जातम्)

• bhāvam: nature, disposition
• bhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• parayā: supreme, highest
• parayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with śraddhayā)

• yutaḥ: endowed (with)
• yutaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थे (endowed/connected with)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Andhaka (recipient of command)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva bestows acceptance: Andhaka is shown descending from the trident, transformed—his fierce features softened; gaṇas welcome him; Śiva’s hand extends in blessing; the atmosphere shifts from battle-tension to devotional serenity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Andhaka
• Śiva-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repentance plus supreme faith leads to purification and divine service; transformation is central to Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the tīrtha-māhātmya theme of purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and upliftment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the ‘practice’ implied is inner renunciation of demonic tendencies and cultivation of parā-śraddhā (supreme faith).