Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

न त्यजामीदृशं स्थानं यावज्जीवमहर्निशम् । मत्पितुश्च तथा मातुः कथयध्वमिदं वचः

Transliteration

na tyajāmīdṛśaṃ sthānaṃ yāvajjīvamaharniśam | matpituśca tathā mātuḥ kathayadhvamidaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

“ตราบเท่าที่ข้ายังมีชีวิต ข้าจะไม่ละทิ้งสถานที่เช่นนี้ ทั้งกลางวันกลางคืน และขอท่านจงนำถ้อยคำนี้ไปบอกแก่บิดาและมารดาของข้าด้วย”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• tyajāmi: I abandon, I leave
• tyajāmi: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन — 'I abandon'

• īdṛśam: such
• īdṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'such' (sthānam-विशेषण)

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'place'

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time limit/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Correlative/limit marker) — 'as long as'

• jīvam: life; while living
• jīvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — used adverbially: 'for life/while alive'

• aharniśam: day and night
• aharniśam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar + niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (अहः+निशा), अव्ययप्रयोग — 'day and night'

• mat-pituḥ: of my father
• mat-pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama pitā), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of my father'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction) — 'and'

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — 'also/likewise'

• mātuḥ: of (my) mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of (my) mother'

• kathayadhvam: tell, relate
• kathayadhvam: Kriyā (Imperative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — 'tell (you all)'

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'this' (vacaḥ-विशेषण)

• vacaḥ: statement, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'speech/statement'

Speaker

Bhānumatī (queen; inferred from shloka 55/57 context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O king (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhānumatī, firm and composed, declares she will not leave the sacred place as long as she lives; a messenger-like gesture indicates her request to convey the message to her parents.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place can become one’s life-anchor for dharma; firm resolve (niścaya) is praised in tīrtha-centered devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘place’ is the ongoing Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting referenced earlier; it is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A commitment to continuous residence/observance at the tīrtha (a form of prolonged vrata/niyama).