Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तेनैव सहितः पश्चात्स्वेच्छया तस्य मन्दिरम् । प्रयास्यसि गृहं वापि स्वकीयं तद्विसर्जितः

Transliteration

tenaiva sahitaḥ paścātsvecchayā tasya mandiram | prayāsyasi gṛhaṃ vāpi svakīyaṃ tadvisarjitaḥ

Translation

Ensuite, accompagné de lui, tu pourras aller selon ton gré—soit à son temple, soit, lorsqu’il te congédiera, à ta propre demeure.

Word by Word

• तेन: with him; by him
• तेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सह/करण (instrumental)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• सहितः: accompanied; together
• सहितः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्गार्थ) + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / ‘सहित’ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied/along with’ (qualifying implied subject ‘त्वम्’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb ‘afterwards’)

• स्वेच्छया: by (your) own will
• स्वेच्छया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य इच्छा) = ‘by one’s own will’

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• मन्दिरम्: mansion; temple; residence
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म (object of motion)

• प्रयास्यसि: you will go; you will proceed
• प्रयास्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of motion)

• वा: or
• वा: Samuccaya/Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्प/alternative particle)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/‘also/even’)

• स्वकीयम्: one’s own
• स्वकीयम्: Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘गृहम्’)

• तत्: then; that
• तत्: Anvaya (Correlative/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as adverbial correlate ‘then/that’ with participle

• विसर्जितः: dismissed; released
• विसर्जितः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘dismissed/released’ (qualifying implied subject ‘त्वम्’)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger receives instructions about traveling with Vibhīṣaṇa—either to a temple or back home after formal dismissal—suggesting a forked path beyond the shrine gate, with the temple silhouette in one direction and a road home in the other.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa (implied)
• Temple (mandira)
• Setu/Rāmeśvara context

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful accompaniment and proper leave-taking reflect dharma in sacred travel and temple life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvara sacred region, framed through movement to a mandira (temple) within the tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; it outlines dharmic procedure around temple visitation and permission.