Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ गच्छावो यत्र त्वं वाञ्छसि प्रभो । क्षम्यतां देव मे सर्वं न कृतं यद्वचस्तव

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha gacchāvo yatra tvaṃ vāñchasi prabho | kṣamyatāṃ deva me sarvaṃ na kṛtaṃ yadvacastava

Translation

“അതുകൊണ്ട് വരിക; ഹേ പ്രഭോ, നിങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നിടത്തേക്ക് നാം പോകാം. ഹേ ദേവാ, എന്റെ എല്ലാം ക്ഷമിക്കണമേ; നിങ്ങളുടെ വചനപ്രകാരം ഞാൻ ചെയ്തില്ല.”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• गच्छावः: let us go
• गच्छावः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुष; द्विवचन; समाह्वानार्थ (let us go)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative/relative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (where)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वाञ्छसि: desire, wish
• वाञ्छसि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• क्षम्यताम्: may it be forgiven
• क्षम्यताम्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (let it be forgiven)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी (my)

• सर्वम्: all, everything
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object/content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्षम्यताम्-विशेष्य (all [fault])

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriyā (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; भावे (was done)

• यत्: which, that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (that which)

• वचः: word, command
• वचः: Karman (Object/content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; यत्-विशेष्य

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī/Śakti, contextually ‘the Goddess’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, contrite yet composed, invites Mahādeva to proceed; her gesture indicates readiness to accompany and obey, signaling a transition to journey or relocation.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting fault and seeking forgiveness is upheld as a dhārmic act that restores harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse does not name a tīrtha; it continues the devotional narrative within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is specified; the verse models inner prāyaścitta through repentance and a request for kṣamā (forgiveness).