Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

इति निश्चित्य मनसा शूद्रो दृढमतिस्तदा । गत्वाश्रमपदाद्दूरं कृतवानुटजं शुभम्

Transliteration

iti niścitya manasā śūdro dṛḍhamatistadā | gatvāśramapadāddūraṃ kṛtavānuṭajaṃ śubham

Translation

ครั้นตัดสินใจในใจดังนี้ ศูทรผู้นั้นก็มีความมุ่งมั่นแน่วแน่ในกาลนั้น แล้วไปไกลจากบริเวณอาศรม และสร้างกระท่อมอันเป็นมงคล

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन

• शूद्रः: the Śūdra
• शूद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• दृढमतिः: firm-minded
• दृढमतिः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + मति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘दृढा मतिः यस्य/दृढमति’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (absolutive)

• आश्रमपदात्: from the hermitage-place
• आश्रमपदात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + पद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘आश्रमस्य पदम्’)

• दूरम्: far away
• दूरम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• कृतवान्: made, constructed
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Main predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• उटजम्: a hut
• उटजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious, fine
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with उटजम्)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Setukhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka etc. (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee walks beyond the hermitage boundary into a quiet grove and constructs a neat, auspicious leaf-and-wood hut, signaling a new phase of disciplined life.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual intent is strengthened through practical renunciation—creating a disciplined space for practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in the verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s ashram-centered setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it narrates preparation for austerity by establishing a secluded dwelling.