Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तारयिष्यामि सर्वांश्च सर्वपापैः प्रयत्नतः । अप्यात्मदेहदानेन सत्येनात्मानमालभे

Transliteration

tārayiṣyāmi sarvāṃśca sarvapāpaiḥ prayatnataḥ | apyātmadehadānena satyenātmānamālabhe

Translation

ನಾನು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ತಾರಿಸುವೆನು. ಸತ್ಯವೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿ, ದೇಹದಾನಮಾಡಿದರೂ, ಈ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನೇ ಅರ್ಪಿಸುವೆನು।

Word by Word

• तारयिष्यामि: I will cause to cross / I will deliver
• तारयिष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लकारः—लृट् (Simple Future); पुरुषः—उत्तम; वचनम्—एकवचनम्; प्रयोगः—कर्तरि; धातोः णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• सर्वान्: all (persons)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—द्वितीया; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• सर्वपापैः: by/from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/means; ‘from/through sins’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—तृतीया; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रयत्नतः: earnestly, with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययम् (adverbial: ‘with effort/earnestly’)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (particle: even/also/though)

• आत्मदेहदानेन: by the gift of one’s own body
• आत्मदेहदानेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + देह + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—तृतीया; वचनम्—एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः देहस्य दानम्)

• सत्येन: by truth / with truthfulness
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—तृतीया; वचनम्—एकवचनम्

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—द्वितीया; वचनम्—एकवचनम्

• आलभे: I take up / I undertake / I offer (myself)
• आलभे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलभ् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present); पुरुषः—उत्तम; वचनम्—एकवचनम्; पदम्—आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

The King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn figure makes a truth-bound vow to rescue all from sin, offering even his own body as pledge; attendants witness the intensity of the resolve.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through compassionate resolve, truthfulness, and willingness to sacrifice for the suffering—especially for the departed who cannot help themselves.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it follows the prior mention of Gayā-śrāddha and reinforces the dharmic intent behind tīrtha rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is specified here; it emphasizes dāna (even self-offering as an ideal) and satya-vow as the force empowering śrāddha-related deliverance.