Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्वं तावन्मम भर्त्तासि यावज्जीवमसंशयम् । तद्वदस्व विभोऽस्माकं त्वदर्थं स मयोज्झितः

Transliteration

tvaṃ tāvanmama bharttāsi yāvajjīvamasaṃśayam | tadvadasva vibho'smākaṃ tvadarthaṃ sa mayojjhitaḥ

Translation

แท้จริงตราบใดที่ข้ายังมีชีวิตอยู่ ท่านคือสามีของข้าโดยไม่ต้องสงสัย ดังนั้นข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า โปรดบอกเถิดว่าเพื่อประโยชน์ของเราควรทำอย่างไร เพราะเพื่อท่านข้าได้ละทิ้งเขาแล้ว

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तावत्: so long; until then
• तावत्: Sambandha (Context/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/परिमाण-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/अवधि-सूचक (until/so long)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• भर्ता: husband; protector
• भर्ता: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/अवधि-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्ध (correlative: as long as)

• जीवम्: life; lifetime
• जीवम्: Adhikarana (Extent/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाववत् कालावधि-प्रयोग (for life-time)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण), निःसंशयार्थक (without doubt)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वदस्व: say; tell
• वदस्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद-रूप (प्रयोग)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us; our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वदर्थम्: for your sake
• त्वदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (for your sake); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• उज्झितः: abandoned; left
• उज्झितः: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + √झा/हā (धातु) → उज्झित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Wife (Bhāryā) speaking within Sūta’s narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed ‘vibho’ (lord)—a revered male figure within the narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman, resolute yet vulnerable, addresses a lordly figure (or revered brāhmaṇa) declaring lifelong spousal allegiance and confessing she has abandoned another for his sake.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāryā (wife)
• Bhartṛ (husband)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights marital fidelity and duty, framing personal choices as sacrifices made for dharma and family welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is an ethical-dialogical passage centered on household dharma and commitment.