Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तस्य वधार्थाय गच्छमानस्य मे शृणु । साहाय्यं कुरु मे चाशु सूदयामि रणाजिरे

Transliteration

tasmāttasya vadhārthāya gacchamānasya me śṛṇu | sāhāyyaṃ kuru me cāśu sūdayāmi raṇājire

Translation

അതിനാൽ അവനെ വധിക്കാനായി പുറപ്പെടുന്ന എന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കൂ. നീ എനിക്ക് വേഗത്തിൽ സഹായം ചെയ്യൂ, എങ്കിൽ മാത്രമേ എനിക്ക് യുദ്ധക്കളത്തിൽ അവനെ നശിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിയൂ.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana (cause-therefore)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• tasya: of him (Andhaka)
• tasya: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• vadha-arthāya: for (his) slaying
• vadha-arthāya: Prayojana (purpose/dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वधस्य अर्थः) प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of killing)

• gacchamānasya: of me who am going
• gacchamānasya: Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘मे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (of me who am going)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (genitive: of me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• sāhāyyam: help, assistance
• sāhāyyam: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• kuru: do, render
• kuru: Kriya (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (to me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-visheshana (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/शीघ्रताबोधक अव्यय (adverb)

• sūdayāmi: I will strike down / kill
• sūdayāmi: Kriya (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sūd (सूद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• raṇa-ajire: on the battlefield
• raṇa-ajire: Adhikarana (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ajira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रणस्य अजिरम् = battlefield-court)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, poised to depart for battle, turns to Devī with urgency; weapons and banners suggest imminent combat; Devī’s presence radiates protective power, promising swift aid against Andhaka.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is restored through coordinated divine action—Śiva’s resolve is empowered by Śakti’s support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it advances the martial-ethical narrative within the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for divine assistance in a righteous battle.