Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

देहत्यागं कुरुष्वेति वह्नौ प्रज्वलितेऽधुना । अनुज्ञातो मुनिवरैरिति राजा स शंकरः

Transliteration

dehatyāgaṃ kuruṣveti vahnau prajvalite'dhunā | anujñāto munivarairiti rājā sa śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

จงละทิ้งร่างกายในกองไฟที่กำลังลุกโชน ณ บัดนี้เถิด เมื่อได้รับอนุญาตจากเหล่าฤาษีผู้ประเสริฐแล้ว กษัตริย์ศังกรจึงเตรียมพร้อม

Word by Word

• देहत्यागम्: abandoning the body
• देहत्यागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देहस्य त्यागः)

• कुरुष्व: do (perform)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• वह्नौ: in the fire
• वह्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th); एकवचनम्

• प्रज्वलिते: kindled, blazing
• प्रज्वलिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ज्वल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th); एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वह्नौ)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अनुज्ञातः: permitted, given leave
• अनुज्ञातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

• मुनिवरैः: by the best sages
• मुनिवरैः: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय (वराः मुनयः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/connector)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

• सः: that (he)
• सः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (name of the king)
• शंकरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the sages’ permission and the king’s situation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consecrated fire blazes; sages stand in a circle with raised hands granting permission; King Śaṅkara stands poised, composed, facing the flames with steady gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Munivara (great sages)
• King Śaṅkara
• Vahni (fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames an intense moment of resolve—where the guidance of sages authorizes a decisive spiritual act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse, but the surrounding passage centers on Rāmasetu and Rāmanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A fire-related act connected with deha-tyāga is mentioned narratively; details and context are not fully contained within this single verse.