Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स्वगृहाणि परित्यज्य शयनान्यासनानि च । वाहनानि विचित्राणि यच्चान्य द्दयितं गृहे

Transliteration

svagṛhāṇi parityajya śayanānyāsanāni ca | vāhanāni vicitrāṇi yaccānya ddayitaṃ gṛhe

Translation

«ລະທິ້ງເຮືອນຂອງຕົນ ລະທິ້ງທີ່ນອນ ແລະ ບ່ອນນັ່ງ ລະທິ້ງພາຫະນະອັນວິຈິດຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ແລະສິ່ງອື່ນໃດໆທີ່ຮັກໃນເຮືອນ…»

Word by Word

• svagṛhāṇi: one’s own houses
• svagṛhāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वानि गृहाणि) (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• parityajya: having abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to implied main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tyaj (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned)

• śayanāni: beds
• śayanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• āsanāni: seats
• āsanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• vāhanāni: vehicles
• vāhanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vicitrāṇi: variegated, splendid
• vicitrāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of vāhanāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (Neuter, Accusative, Singular: whatever/which)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• anyat: other
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of dayitam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/सर्वनामसदृश (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• dayitam: beloved thing, dear possession
• dayitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava) or a petitioner-voice in the dialogue (deduced: lament/request context leading to asking for an upāya in v.59)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene in transition: people step out carrying minimal bundles, leaving behind ornate beds, seats, and decorated vehicles; the mood is sober, detached, and purposeful.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly securities—home, comfort, status—can be lost; dharma seeks a stabilizing spiritual remedy beyond possessions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames the crisis that will be resolved through Viṣṇu-oriented practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it lists what is being given up or lost, setting up the request for a vrata/niyama/homa.