Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स्वगृहाणि परित्यज्य शयनान्यासनानि च । वाहनानि विचित्राणि यच्चान्य द्दयितं गृहे

Transliteration

svagṛhāṇi parityajya śayanānyāsanāni ca | vāhanāni vicitrāṇi yaccānya ddayitaṃ gṛhe

Translation

«Abandonnant leurs propres demeures, leurs lits et leurs sièges, leurs véhicules variés et splendides, et tout ce qui, dans la maison, leur était cher…»

Word by Word

• svagṛhāṇi: one’s own houses
• svagṛhāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वानि गृहाणि) (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• parityajya: having abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to implied main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tyaj (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned)

• śayanāni: beds
• śayanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• āsanāni: seats
• āsanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• vāhanāni: vehicles
• vāhanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vicitrāṇi: variegated, splendid
• vicitrāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of vāhanāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (Neuter, Accusative, Singular: whatever/which)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• anyat: other
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of dayitam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/सर्वनामसदृश (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• dayitam: beloved thing, dear possession
• dayitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava) or a petitioner-voice in the dialogue (deduced: lament/request context leading to asking for an upāya in v.59)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene in transition: people step out carrying minimal bundles, leaving behind ornate beds, seats, and decorated vehicles; the mood is sober, detached, and purposeful.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly securities—home, comfort, status—can be lost; dharma seeks a stabilizing spiritual remedy beyond possessions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames the crisis that will be resolved through Viṣṇu-oriented practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it lists what is being given up or lost, setting up the request for a vrata/niyama/homa.