Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु सावित्री त्यक्त्वा तं यज्ञमंडपम् । गिरेः शिखरमारूढा तपश्चक्रे महत्ततः

Transliteration

evamuktvā tu sāvitrī tyaktvā taṃ yajñamaṃḍapam | gireḥ śikharamārūḍhā tapaścakre mahattataḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് സാവിത്രി ആ യജ്ഞമണ്ഡപം വിട്ടു; പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിൽ കയറി, തുടർന്ന് മഹത്തായ തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — having said

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-भेदक) — particle

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्यक्त्वा: having left
• त्यक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — having abandoned

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञमण्डपम्: sacrificial pavilion
• यज्ञमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य मण्डपः) — genitive tatpuruṣa

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शिखरम्: peak
• शिखरम्: Karma (Object/goal with motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरूढा: having ascended
• आरूढा: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (तपः-विशेषण)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/sequence modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक) — indeclinable of sequence

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa; exact named speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-tapas-sthāna (implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī exits the yajña pavilion, then climbs a rugged mountain; on the summit she sits in austere posture, hair bound, eyes inward, surrounded by wind and sky.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights tapas (austerity) as a potent spiritual response and a transformative force after moral conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A mountain peak is mentioned but not named in this verse; the broader tīrthamāhātmya context suggests sacred geography, though the specific site is not explicit here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is referenced as a spiritual practice, but no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna procedure is detailed.