Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

सकृदेव मया संगः कृतो नार्या समन्वितः । आजन्ममरणं यावत्पापं प्राप्तं यथेदृशम्

Transliteration

sakṛdeva mayā saṃgaḥ kṛto nāryā samanvitaḥ | ājanmamaraṇaṃ yāvatpāpaṃ prāptaṃ yathedṛśam

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าเคยคบหาสตรีเพียงครั้งเดียวเท่านั้น; แต่ตั้งแต่เกิดจนตายกลับได้รับบาปเช่นนี้ติดตามมา

Word by Word

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency: once)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम); तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular: by me)

• संगः: association/companionship
• संगः: Karma/Predicate nominal (Object-state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• कृतः: was made/done
• कृतः: Kriyā (verbal predicate via participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संगः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत् (made/done)

• नार्या: with a woman
• नार्या: Sahakāraka (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular: with a woman)

• समन्वितः: accompanied/associated
• समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संगः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (endowed/attended by)

• आ: up to/from
• आ: Upapada/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय, ‘आ-’ आरम्भ/पर्यन्तार्थे (prefix-like: up to/from)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular; in compound-like sequence)

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-paryanta (Limit marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/पर्यन्तवाचक (until/as long as)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (here: प्रथमा—subject of ‘प्राप्तम्’)

• प्राप्तम्: was incurred/attained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पापम्’ इत्यस्य क्रियापदवत् (has been obtained/has come)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/in the manner)

• ईदृशम्: such (as this)
• ईदृशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (such/like this)

Speaker

Jābāli (continuing his complaint, per narrative flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A troubled brāhmaṇa stands at a sacred spot, head bowed, hands loosely clasped, confessing a single act of illicit association and lamenting lifelong sin; the atmosphere is heavy and introspective.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment (saṅga) is presented as a catalyst for downfall; the narrative sets up a correction toward right understanding rather than blame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the episode situated at a sacred pīṭha within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a personal confession/complaint.