Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वया समं नाथ प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् । स्नेहपाशविनिर्बद्धा सत्येनात्मानमालभे

Transliteration

tasmāttvayā samaṃ nātha pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam | snehapāśavinirbaddhā satyenātmānamālabhe

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ໂອ້ ສາມີ, ຂ້ານ້ອຍຈະເຂົ້າກອງໄຟໄປພ້ອມກັບທ່ານ. ດ້ວຍຖືກຜູກມັດໄວ້ຢ່າງແໜ້ນໜາດ້ວຍສາຍໃຍແຫ່ງຄວາມຮັກ, ຂ້ານ້ອຍຂໍສະລະຊີວິດຂອງຕົນດ້ວຍຄວາມສັດຈິງ.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात् = therefore (ablatival adverb)

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• समम्: together
• समम्: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (in company/equally)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: I shall enter
• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हुताशनम्: fire
• हुताशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘हुतं अश्नाति’/‘हुत-आशन’ = fire)

• स्नेहपाशविनिर्बद्धा: bound by the bond of affection
• स्नेहपाशविनिर्बद्धा: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह + पाश + वि + निर्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक); components: स्नेह(प्रातिपदिक)+पाश(प्रातिपदिक)+बन्ध्(धातु) with वि+निर्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्राय) ‘स्नेहस्य पाशेन विनिर्बद्धा’ = bound by the rope of affection; ‘विनिर्बद्ध’ = क्त-प्रत्यय

• सत्येन: by truth/by fidelity
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• आलभे: I offer (myself)
• आलभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘आलभे’ = I take up/offer (esp. as sacrifice)

Speaker

The Brahmin’s wife

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nātha (husband)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual fire blazes; the wife declares she will enter the flames with her husband, presenting herself as an offering bound by love and truth; the moment is solemn, luminous, and irreversible.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha narratives, satya (truthful resolve) and unwavering devotion are portrayed as powerful forces—though the Purāṇa often uses such extremes to highlight inner surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mahākṣetra of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa context is the sanctified stage; its greatness is implied by the gravity of vows undertaken there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A fire-entry (self-immolation motif) is stated as an intended act, presented within a narrative of vow and devotion rather than as a general prescription.