Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
तन्मामुपागतोऽहं च त्वां सिद्धं नास्य वांछितम् । तदेनमनुयास्यामि मरणेन त्वया शपे
Transliteration
tanmāmupāgato'haṃ ca tvāṃ siddhaṃ nāsya vāṃchitam | tadenamanuyāsyāmi maraṇena tvayā śape
Translation
ゆえに我もまた汝のもとへ来た、成就せる者よ。彼の願いは果たされていない。されば我は彼に従い死へ赴こう――汝の誓いによって。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
उपागतःhas come/approached
उपागतः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउप + गम् (धातु) → उपागत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्तरि प्रयोगः
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
सिद्धम्accomplished, perfected
सिद्धम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
वाञ्छितम्desired
वाञ्छितम्:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समाना)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाञ्छ् (धातु) → वाञ्छित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त
तत्therefore/that
तत्:
Hetu/Anubandha (Reference/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
एनम्this one/him
एनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
अनुयास्यामिI will follow
अनुयास्यामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + या (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
मरणेनby death
मरणेन:
Karana (Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
त्वयाby you/with you
त्वया:
Sambandha/Agent-in-oath (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
शपेI swear
शपे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशप् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Cirāyu
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee/companion stands before a ‘siddha’ and declares: ‘I have come; his desire is unfulfilled; I will follow him in death—by your oath.’ The scene is charged: pleading eyes, clenched resolve, the siddha as moral pivot.
Characters & Entities
C
CirāyuS
Siddha (addressed person)I
Indradyumna (implied)FAQs
The verse highlights the intensity of vows and companionship, while the larger Purāṇic arc typically channels such intensity toward a dharmic remedy.
No holy site is explicitly named in this verse.
A personal oath is expressed (śape); no public ritual is prescribed.