Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

नेतुमिच्छसि मां तत्र यत्र क्षारोदकं सदा । त्वमेव तत्र संयाहि नंदंतु तव पूर्वजाः

Transliteration

netumicchasi māṃ tatra yatra kṣārodakaṃ sadā | tvameva tatra saṃyāhi naṃdaṃtu tava pūrvajāḥ

Translation

ఎక్కడ నీరు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఉప్పగా ఉంటుందో అక్కడికి నన్ను తీసుకెళ్లాలని నీవు కోరుచున్నావు; నీవే అక్కడికి వెళ్ళు—నీ పూర్వజులు సంతోషించుగాక!

Word by Word

• नेतुम्: to lead/take
• नेतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) → नेतुम् (तुमुन्-कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (infinitive)

• इच्छसि: you wish
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• क्षारोदकम्: salty/alkaline water
• क्षारोदकम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (क्षारम् उदकम्)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• संयाहि: go (away)
• संयाहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नन्दन्तु: let (them) rejoice
• नन्दन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूर्वजाः: ancestors/forefathers
• पूर्वजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Ruci

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman gestures toward a distant shimmering salt-water expanse; an older man stands with travel staff; the mood is sharp, with the phrase ‘may your ancestors be pleased’ hanging like a cutting benediction.

Characters & Entities

• Ruci
• Pitṛs (forefathers)
• Kṣārodaka (saline water)
• Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when one seeks merit for ancestors, family disagreement can arise—dharma must be pursued with patience and right counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implied: Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama, a coastal confluence associated with saline (ocean-mixed) water.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ancestral satisfaction is invoked (Pitṛ-pleasing intent), though the exact rite (tarpaṇa/śrāddha) is not detailed in this line.