Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

एवं वैराग्यमापन्नो गिरिमारुह्य वासवः । यावत्क्षिपति चात्मानं मरणे कृतनिश्चयः

Transliteration

evaṃ vairāgyamāpanno girimāruhya vāsavaḥ | yāvatkṣipati cātmānaṃ maraṇe kṛtaniścayaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, diliputi vairāgya yang muram, Vāsava (Indra) mendaki gunung. Dengan tekad memilih maut, ia hampir saja menjatuhkan dirinya ke bawah.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having attained; having fallen into
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Active/Passive participial usage), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गिरिम्: a mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having climbed
• आरुह्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यावत्: until; as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावदर्थक (correlative/temporal particle: 'until/as long as')

• क्षिपति: throws
• क्षिपति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मरणे: in death; for death
• मरणे: Adhikarana (Goal/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• कृत-निश्चयः: having made a firm resolve
• कृत-निश्चयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कृतः निश्चयः यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsava climbing a rugged mountain path at twilight, face set with grim resolve; the precipice ahead, while unseen divine/sage presence prepares to intervene.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A crisis moment becomes the doorway to divine guidance; dharma intervenes before irreversible harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not named yet; the verse prepares the scene for the later revelation of Hāṭakeśvara and Nāgabila.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup describing intent and circumstance.