Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

व्रतभंगप्रकर्तृणामनृतौ गामिनां च यत् । तेन पापेन लिप्येऽहं नागच्छामि पुनर्यदि

Transliteration

vratabhaṃgaprakartṛṇāmanṛtau gāmināṃ ca yat | tena pāpena lipye'haṃ nāgacchāmi punaryadi

Translation

Apa jua dosa bagi mereka yang memecahkan vrata (nazar), dan apa jua dosa bagi mereka yang menempuh dusta—biarlah aku ternoda oleh dosa itu jika aku tidak kembali lagi.

Word by Word

• व्रतभंगप्रकर्तृणाम्: of those who break vows
• व्रतभंगप्रकर्तृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत-भङ्ग-प्रकर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + भङ्ग + प्रकर्तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (व्रतस्य भङ्गं प्रकुर्वन्ति ये)

• अनृतौ: in falsehood / regarding untruth
• अनृतौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/with respect to falsehood)

• गामिनाम्: of those who go (resort)
• गामिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् + इनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• यत्: whatever (sin)
• यत्: Karma/Pratijñā (Object/Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पापेन: by the sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• लिप्ये: I am tainted
• लिप्ये: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः

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

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• आगच्छामि: I come
• आगच्छामि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय

Speaker

Nandinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim ties a sacred thread/cloth as a vow-marker, speaking before a shrine; behind, allegorical figures of ‘Vrata’ (steady) and ‘Anṛta’ (shadowy) contrast; the vow ‘I will return’ is central.

Characters & Entities

• Vrata (vow)
• Anṛta (falsehood)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata and satya are mutually reinforcing; breaking vows and embracing untruth are portrayed as spiritually ruinous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it supports the moral tone of the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the sanctity of vrata (religious observance) but does not specify a particular rite.