Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

भर्त्रा विनाकृता नाहं नयिष्ये कालसंस्थितिम् । तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गच्छ यत्र मे जननी स्थिता

Transliteration

bhartrā vinākṛtā nāhaṃ nayiṣye kālasaṃsthitim | tasmāttatra drutaṃ gaccha yatra me jananī sthitā

Translation

கணவன் இன்றித் தனியாக நான் வாழ்வின் நியதிப் பாதையைத் தொடரமாட்டேன். ஆகவே விரைந்து செல்; என் தாய் தங்கியிருக்கும் இடத்திற்கே செல்.

Word by Word

• भर्त्रा: by/with (my) husband
• भर्त्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः/पूर्वप्रयोगः — indeclinable meaning ‘without’ (governs तृतीया)

• अकृता: not made / not prepared
• अकृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — past passive participle ‘not done/made’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः — negative particle

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष, प्रथमा, एकवचन — pronoun nominative singular

• नयिष्ये: I will lead/take
• नयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — future, 1st person singular

• कालसंस्थितिम्: the state/condition of time
• कालसंस्थितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कालस्य संस्थितिः’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे — indeclinable ‘therefore/from that reason’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — locative adverb ‘there’

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रयोगः; अव्ययवत् — adverb ‘quickly’

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय — relative adverb ‘where’

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन — genitive singular enclitic

• जननी: mother
• जननी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular

• स्थिता: is situated
• स्थिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘standing/being situated’

Speaker

Sutā (the daughter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grief-stricken woman, resolute and pale, declares she cannot live without her husband and urges immediate departure to her mother’s abode; the king listens, tense with concern, in a court or roadside pavilion before setting out.

Characters & Entities

• husband (bhartṛ)
• mother (jananī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intense grief can lead to despair; Puranic narratives often present such crises to guide the listener toward dharma, restraint, and sacred refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates a destination (“where my mother is staying”) but does not name the tīrtha in the provided excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed in this verse.