Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया परया युक्तः संप्राप्तोऽयं मया सह । तत्कथं त्यजति प्राणान्सहाये मयि संस्थिते

Transliteration

śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ saṃprāpto'yaṃ mayā saha | tatkathaṃ tyajati prāṇānsahāye mayi saṃsthite

Translation

പരമശ്രദ്ധയോടെ യുക്തനായ അവൻ എന്റെ കൂടെ ഇവിടെ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഞാൻ സഹായി ആയി സമീപം നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ അവൻ പ്രാണൻ എങ്ങനെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കും?

Word by Word

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• परया: supreme; great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युक्तः: joined; endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘संप्राप्तः’ इत्यस्य सहवर्ती विशेषणम्

• संप्राप्तः: arrived; attained
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मया: with me; by me
• मया: Saha/Instrument (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश (postposition meaning ‘with’)

• तत्: then; so
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; प्रश्न/अन्वयार्थे ‘तत्’ = ‘then/so’

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb)

• त्यजति: abandons; gives up
• त्यजति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सहाये: when a helper (is present); in a companion
• सहाये: Adhikarana (Locative circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मयि: in me; while I (am)
• मयि: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संस्थिते: being present; standing by
• संस्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘मयि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextually continuing from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the despairing companion/king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate companion stands close to a grief-stricken man who has arrived with supreme faith; the moment is tense, as if life is about to be relinquished, yet the companion’s presence forbids despair.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True guidance does not abandon the faithful; companionship and responsibility are upheld as dharmic virtues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s moral and devotional narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes faith (śraddhā) and the duty of support rather than ritual action.