Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तात गृहं गच्छ स्थिताऽहं चाग्र संश्रये

Transliteration

tasmāttāta gṛhaṃ gaccha sthitā'haṃ cāgra saṃśraye

Translation

“ฉะนั้นท่านพ่อผู้เป็นที่รัก จงกลับเรือนไปเถิด ข้าพเจ้าจะอยู่ที่นี่เอง โดยอาศัยที่พึ่งอันประเสริฐยิ่งนี้”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: तद्)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• तात: O father
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karman (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्थिताः: remaining
• स्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (standing/remaining)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• अग्रे: in front / ahead
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘अग्रे’ = in front/first

• संश्रये: I take refuge / I stay (under shelter)
• संश्रये: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √श्रि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

A woman ascetic/devotee addressing her father (within the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhaṭṭikā gestures gently toward the path home while standing at the entrance of the sanctuary; her father turns back, reassured, as the sacred precinct frames her chosen refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Father (tāta)
• Refuge (saṃśraya)
• Tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Choosing dharma and spiritual refuge at a sacred place can require firm detachment, even from family expectations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A “foremost refuge” at a tīrtha is implied, but the explicit name of the site is not given in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed here; it emphasizes remaining at the sacred refuge as a vowed commitment.