Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गच्छ मया सार्धं पाताले पार्थिवोत्तम । अनेनैव शरीरेण धर्मपत्न्यानया सह

Transliteration

tasmādgaccha mayā sārdhaṃ pātāle pārthivottama | anenaiva śarīreṇa dharmapatnyānayā saha

Translation

C’est pourquoi viens avec moi à Pātāla, ô le meilleur des rois—avec ton épouse vertueuse, compagne du dharma, et avec ce même corps.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (from that/therefore)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सहार्थे (with me)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle meaning 'together with')

• पाताले: in Pātāla
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in the netherworld)

• पार्थिवोत्तम: O best of kings
• पार्थिवोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/1st), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्थिवानाम् उत्तमः)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; करणत्वे (by/with this)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• शरीरेण: with the body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; करणत्वे (with the body)

• धर्मपत्नी: with (your) lawful wife
• धर्मपत्नी: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य पत्नी)

• अनया: with this (woman)
• अनया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; धर्मपत्नी-विशेषणम् (with this)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्ग/निपात (with)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing reply as Śrī Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity or divine emissary invites a king and his dharmapatnī to depart to Pātāla ‘with the same body’; the threshold between worlds is visible—serpentine arches, subterranean radiance, and a royal couple poised to step beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• King
• Dharma-patnī (righteous wife)
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma and devotion mature, the Lord grants extraordinary boons—honoring both the devotee and the devotee’s faithful companion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is underscored by Śiva granting a direct, body-retaining boon within the Adhyāya 95 māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse concludes a narrative of grace (anugraha) rather than prescribing observances.