Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा सोऽपि तां प्राह ह्येष चेन्निश्चयस्तव । मयाऽपि तातपार्श्वे तु प्रगंतव्यं त्वयाप

Transliteration

tacchrutvā so'pi tāṃ prāha hyeṣa cenniścayastava | mayā'pi tātapārśve tu pragaṃtavyaṃ tvayāpa

Translation

それを聞くと、彼もまた彼女に言った。「もしそれがまことに汝の堅固なる決意であるなら、我もまた汝と共に、我が父の御許へ赴かねばならぬ。」

Word by Word

• tat: that (statement)
• tat: Karma (Object of hearing/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• tām: to her / her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); उपसर्ग: प्र-

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• niścayaḥ: decision
• niścayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also)

• tāta-pārśve: at (your) father's side
• tāta-pārśve: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘तातस्य पार्श्वे’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (pārśva usually neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• pragantavyam: (it is) to be gone / should be proceeded
• pragantavyam: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + gam (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle): ‘to be gone/should go’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually predicate)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also)

Speaker

Narrative voice reporting the son’s reply (speaker not explicitly named in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A companion (son/relative) responds with respect, agreeing to accompany Āhilyā; the path forks toward the father’s hermitage, suggesting duty and devotion moving together.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama (as 'tāta' by implication)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma is shared—family members uphold one another’s righteous vows and duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the approach toward the sacred setting connected to Hāṭakeśvara within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it emphasizes accompaniment and commitment to a vow-driven journey.