Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

पितृभागं परित्यज्य स्वभागेन युता सती । मनसा ध्यानमगमच्छीतलं च हिमालयम्

Transliteration

pitṛbhāgaṃ parityajya svabhāgena yutā satī | manasā dhyānamagamacchītalaṃ ca himālayam

Translation

Délaissant la part paternelle, Satī—unie à sa juste part—par l’esprit seul entra en méditation et gagna l’Himālaya aux fraîches neiges.

Word by Word

• पितृभागम्: the paternal share/portion
• पितृभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—पितॄणां भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• स्वभागेन: with her own share/portion
• स्वभागेन: Karana (Means/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• युता: endowed/associated
• युता: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अगमत्: went/attained
• अगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शीतलम्: cool
• शीतलम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हिमालयम्: Himālaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (Object/goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—हिमस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Himavat-śṛṅga region)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satī, having relinquished paternal claim, withdraws inward; her subtle form journeys by meditation to the cool, snow-bright Himālaya—peaks, cedars, and serene sky suggesting śītala-śānti.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual alignment may require renouncing misplaced attachments; the mind, fixed in meditation, moves toward the rightful dharmic destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya is invoked as a sacred, cooling realm of tapas and divine destiny, though no particular tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) is highlighted; it is presented as a transformative spiritual act rather than a formal public ritual.