Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

नाडीजंघ इति ख्यातः स त्वा ज्ञास्यत्यसंशयम् । तस्मादेहि द्रुतं यावदावां तत्र व्रजावहे

Transliteration

nāḍījaṃgha iti khyātaḥ sa tvā jñāsyatyasaṃśayam | tasmādehi drutaṃ yāvadāvāṃ tatra vrajāvahe

Translation

അവൻ ‘നാഡീജംഘ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ; സംശയമില്ലാതെ നിന്നെ തിരിച്ചറിയും. അതിനാൽ വേഗം വരിക; നാം ഇരുവരും അവിടെ പോകാം.

Word by Word

• nāḍījaṃghaḥ: Nāḍījaṃgha (proper name)
• nāḍījaṃghaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāḍī (प्रातिपदिक) + jaṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (nāḍyāḥ jaṃghā yasya / nāḍī-jaṃgha)

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• khyātaḥ: known, famed
• khyātaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (ख्या धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvā: you
• tvā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jñāsyati: will know/recognize
• jñāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• asaṃśayam: without doubt
• asaṃśayam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative); निश्चयार्थ (certainly)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (ablative used adverbially: 'therefore/from that')

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• yāvat: until, as long as
• yāvat: Kāla (Time limit/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक/यावत्-सम्बन्धी (until/as long as)

• āvām: we two
• āvām: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• vrajāvahe: let us two go
• vrajāvahe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/Let us), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāḍījaṅgha-ālaya (as a named dwelling/seat)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decisive moment: the speaker identifies Baka as Nāḍījaṅgha and urges immediate departure; figures oriented toward a path leading to mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Nāḍījaṅgha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is uncertain, one should promptly seek reliable testimony and wise verification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A destination is implied but not yet described as a tīrtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive to travel for guidance.