Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गङ्गापरित्यागं सन्ध्यायाश्च विशेषतः । यावन्न कुरुषे देव तावत्तुष्टिर्न मे भवेत्

Transliteration

tasmādgaṅgāparityāgaṃ sandhyāyāśca viśeṣataḥ | yāvanna kuruṣe deva tāvattuṣṭirna me bhavet

Translation

Ainsi donc, ô Dieu, tant que tu n’auras pas renoncé à Gaṅgā—et plus encore à Sandhyā—jusqu’alors je ne connaîtrai point la satisfaction.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Avyaya (Discourse/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे निपातवत् (therefore)

• गङ्गापरित्यागम्: abandonment of Gaṅgā
• गङ्गापरित्यागम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + परित्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः परित्यागः)

• सन्ध्यायाः: of Sandhyā
• सन्ध्यायाः: Shashthi-sambandha (Relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय; विशेष)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Avyaya (Temporal/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक-अव्यय (as long as)

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• कुरुषे: you do
• कुरुषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तावत्: until then
• तावत्: Avyaya (Temporal/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक-अव्यय (until then/so long)

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनम् (Genitive/Dative Singular)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Becoming/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (Optative/Potential), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā; Sandhyā (junction-time)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Deva (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, resolute, declares she will not be pleased unless Śiva renounces Gaṅgā and especially Sandhyā; Śiva appears constrained—caught between dharma and domestic discord; a faint vision of Gaṅgā’s flowing form and twilight Sandhyā frames the tension.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Gaṅgā
• Sandhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse dramatizes how attachment and jealousy can distort perception of sacred practices, prompting a deeper discernment of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā is invoked as a sacred entity associated with tīrthas broadly; no single pilgrimage location is specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No recommended prescription; it is a demand to abandon sacred associations (Gaṅgā, Sandhyā), presented as part of the narrative conflict.