Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तस्माद् द्रुततरं गच्छ स्थानादस्माद्वरांगने । यत्रावाप्स्यसि चाभीष्टं तत्र त्वं गन्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tasmād drutataraṃ gaccha sthānādasmādvarāṃgane | yatrāvāpsyasi cābhīṣṭaṃ tatra tvaṃ gantumarhasi

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô toi aux membres gracieux, quitte ce lieu plus promptement encore. Va là où tu obtiendras ce que tu désires ; c’est là que tu dois aller.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात् = therefore/from that (ablatival adverb)

• drutataraṃ: more quickly
• drutataraṃ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta + tara (प्रातिपदिक; तरप्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण; तुलनात्मक (comparative adverb)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• sthānāt: from the place
• sthānāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘अस्मात्’ (from this)

• varāṃgane: O beautiful woman
• varāṃgane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—वरम् अङ्गनं यस्याः

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• avāpsyasi: you will obtain
• avāpsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

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

• abhīṣṭam: the desired (thing)
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √iṣ, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम/मध्यम-प्रयोगः; मध्यमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• gantum: to go
• gantum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु; तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought / deserve
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (contextually a male ascetic/Viśvāmitra addressing Menakā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Menakā (varāṅganā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic points toward a distant path; the apsaras turns away, ornaments catching light; the hermitage remains still, emphasizing swift departure and maintained boundaries.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a situation threatens one’s vow and inner steadiness, swift withdrawal is presented as a dharmic response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is situational dialogue; the particular tīrtha is not specified within this line alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical niyama: leaving a place that endangers vrata, moving toward one’s rightful aim without causing spiritual harm.