Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

यदि मां मर्त्यलोके त्वं भूयो न यसि तक्षक । तत्र शापस्य पर्यंतं करिष्यामि न संशयः

Transliteration

yadi māṃ martyaloke tvaṃ bhūyo na yasi takṣaka | tatra śāpasya paryaṃtaṃ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ഹേ തക്ഷകാ, എന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ നീ വീണ്ടും മർത്ത്യലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകാതിരുന്നാൽ, ഞാൻ സംശയമില്ലാതെ ശാപത്തിന് അന്ത്യം വരുത്തും।

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-निपात (conditional particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• मर्त्य-लोके: in the mortal world
• मर्त्य-लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मर्त्यानां लोकः); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again, further)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• यसि: you go/come
• यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तक्षक: O Takṣaka
• तक्षक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• शापस्य: of the curse
• शापस्य: Sambandha (Of/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive singular)

• पर्यन्तम्: limit, end
• पर्यन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular); ‘सीमा/अवधि’ अर्थे

• करिष्यामि: I will bring about/do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); उत्तम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Bhaṭṭikā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Takṣaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden pronounces a firm condition: Takṣaka must not return to the mortal realm; her gesture is decisive, indicating closure of the curse upon compliance; Takṣaka listens in submission.

Characters & Entities

• Bhaṭṭikā
• Takṣaka
• Martyaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forgiveness in dharma is often conditional: reform and restraint are required for the removal of karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical condition (a vow of restraint), not a ritual.