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

Ainsi, va dès maintenant au rang de l’un de mes Gaṇa, délivré du péché—ayant renoncé à la disposition démoniaque et étant pourvu d’une foi suprême.

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).