Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा कुरु यच्छ्रेयो विचिन्त्य मनसा ततः । न त्वं न ते पतिः शक्रो न चान्येपि सुरासुराः । मां निषूदयितुं शक्ताः पार्वत्यां शरणं गताम्

Transliteration

tacchutvā kuru yacchreyo vicintya manasā tataḥ | na tvaṃ na te patiḥ śakro na cānyepi surāsurāḥ | māṃ niṣūdayituṃ śaktāḥ pārvatyāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatām

Translation

“Having heard this, do what is truly best, after reflecting in your mind. Neither you, nor your husband Śakra, nor any other gods or asuras are able to destroy me—for I have taken refuge in Pārvatī.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• यत्: what(ever)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• श्रेयः: the better course, welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom/Acc singular)

• विचिन्त्य: having considered
• विचिन्त्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having reflected’

• मनसा: with (your) mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: then/thereafter)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• पतिः: husband, lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle: even/also)

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: सुराश्च असुराश्च

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• निषूदयितुम्: to kill
• निषूदयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सूद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to slay’

• शक्ताः: able
• शक्ताः: Pradhāna-nirdeśa (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• पार्वत्याम्: in/with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• गताम्: having gone (to)
• गताम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘gone/approached’ (agreeing with implied ‘माम्’ as feminine speaker)

Speaker

The ascetic (tāpasa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakrāṇī (Indrāṇī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker declares fearless refuge in Pārvatī; behind him, an implied aura of the Mother’s protection forms a shield, while gods and asuras appear powerless in the background tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Sura
• Asura
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Supreme Divine—here Pārvatī—is portrayed as the highest protection beyond worldly power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights refuge in Pārvatī rather than naming a geographic tīrtha; it remains within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the spiritual act emphasized is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge).