Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

त्यक्ताः पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च पत्न्यश्च विभवैः सह । त्रिः सत्येन सुरश्रेष्ठ तव पादौ स्पृशाम्यहम्

Transliteration

tyaktāḥ putrāśca pautrāśca patnyaśca vibhavaiḥ saha | triḥ satyena suraśreṣṭha tava pādau spṛśāmyaham

Translation

J’ai renoncé aux fils et aux petits-fils—aux épouses aussi, avec les richesses. En vérité, ô le meilleur des dieux, je touche Tes pieds trois fois.

Word by Word

• tyaktāḥ: abandoned
• tyaktāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = abandoned

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• pautrāḥ: grandsons
• pautrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• patnyaḥ: wives
• patnyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'पत्नी'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• vibhavaiḥ: with riches/prosperities
• vibhavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition-like indeclinable) = with

• triḥ: thrice
• triḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: triḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण = thrice

• satyena: by truth/truly
• satyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'सत्येन' = by truth/in truth

• suraśreṣṭha: O best of gods
• suraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = best among gods

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• pādau: two feet
• pādau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• spṛśāmi: I touch
• spṛśāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (धातु: √spṛś/स्पृश्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; 'स्पृशामि' = touch

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Repentant devotee/supplicant, addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee declares he has abandoned sons, grandsons, wives, and wealth, and touches Śiva’s feet three times in truth, emphasizing repeated prostration and unwavering resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Suraśreṣṭha addressed as Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Letting go of attachments and physically/mentally taking refuge at the Lord’s feet is the heart of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a devotional climax within a tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāda-sparśa/pranāma (reverential touching of the feet) is described; it implies humility and surrender.