Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

तस्माद्रक्ष महाभाग यावद्दूरं न गच्छति

Transliteration

tasmādrakṣa mahābhāga yāvaddūraṃ na gacchati

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô bienheureux, protège-moi avant qu’il ne s’éloigne trop loin.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति निपातवत्; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• रक्ष: protect!
• रक्ष: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाभाग: O fortunate one!
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Kala/Avadhi (Temporal limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-सूचक (as long as/until)

• दूरम्: far
• दूरम्: Desha (Adverbial place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: far)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Main action/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gālava’s wife

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman clutches her garments and gestures toward the departing path, imploring Gālava to act immediately before the offender escapes with her.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Gālava’s wife

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma demands timely intervention—protecting the innocent before harm becomes irreversible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.