Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देहि ममादेशं मार्कंडेयसमन्वितः । प्रविशामि यथा वह्निं भ्रष्टकीर्तिरहं बक

Transliteration

tasmāddehi mamādeśaṃ mārkaṃḍeyasamanvitaḥ | praviśāmi yathā vahniṃ bhraṣṭakīrtirahaṃ baka

Translation

Maka berikanlah izin kepadaku, bersama Mārkaṇḍeya, agar aku dapat memasuki api—aku, si baka (bangau) yang telah jatuh martabat namanya.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that’

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आदेशम्: command; instruction
• आदेशम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मार्कण्डेय-समन्वितः: accompanied by Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेय-समन्वितः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √अन्वि/अनु-इ ‘to accompany’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मार्कण्डेयेन समन्वितः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रविशामि: I enter
• प्रविशामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथा: as; just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• वह्निम्: fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भ्रष्ट-कीर्तिः: one whose fame is ruined
• भ्रष्ट-कीर्तिः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √भ्रंश् ‘to fall’) + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘भ्रष्टा कीर्तिः यस्य/भ्रष्टकीर्तिः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• बक: O Baka (crane)
• बक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unclear from snippet (the ‘baka’—heron-form being—speaking; Indradyumna is the addressee contextually)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vihanga (bird-messenger), with Mārkaṇḍeya present

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heron (baka) speaks with human-like urgency; Mārkaṇḍeya stands serene, palm raised in restraint; the fire blazes nearby, but the sage’s presence calms the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• vahni (fire)
• baka (heron)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remorse and the desire for purification are expressed through seeking permission and the presence of a sage, emphasizing accountability in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a climactic narrative request within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it mentions entering fire, framed as an act requiring authorization and sage accompaniment.