Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तिष्ठात्रैव सपत्नीको यावदद्य दिनं विभो । त्वामादाय सपत्नीकं यास्यामि त्रिदिवालयम् । अनेनैव शरीरेण याचयित्वा सुरो त्तमान्

Transliteration

tiṣṭhātraiva sapatnīko yāvadadya dinaṃ vibho | tvāmādāya sapatnīkaṃ yāsyāmi tridivālayam | anenaiva śarīreṇa yācayitvā suro ttamān

Translation

“โอ้ท่านผู้ควรเคารพ จงอยู่ที่นี่พร้อมภรรยาจนสิ้นวันนี้เถิด ข้าจะพาท่านพร้อมภรรยาไปยังไตรทิวาลัย อันเป็นที่สถิตของเหล่าเทวะ และด้วยกายนี้เอง ข้าจะทูลวิงวอนต่อเทวะผู้ประเสริฐ”

Word by Word

• तिष्ठ: stay
• तिष्ठ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic)

• सपत्नीकाḥ: together with (your) wife
• सपत्नीकाḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्नीका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-अव्यय (until)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (today)

• दिनम्: for the day
• दिनम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/अव्ययीभावार्थे (accusative of duration), एकवचन; कालावधि

• विभो: O lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु) → आदाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वक्रिया

• सपत्नीकाṃ: along with (your) wife
• सपत्नीकाṃ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्नीका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वाम्)

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिदिवालयम्: the abode of heaven
• त्रिदिवालयम्: Karma (Goal/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (त्रिदिवस्य आलयम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• शरीरेण: with (this) body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• याचयित्वा: having entreated
• याचयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु) → याचयित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वक्रिया (having requested/begged)

• सुरोत्तमान्: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः सुराः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Daughter of Devaśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daughter instructs her parents to remain for the day; she promises to take them to the gods’ abode, ascending in the same body to petition the best devas—an imminent miraculous journey.

Characters & Entities

• Devaśarmā
• Devaśarmā's wife
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes compassionate intercession: one’s spiritual attainment is used not for pride but to seek upliftment and divine favor for others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka highlights heavenward access and divine audience as part of the adhyāya’s tīrtha-glory, but does not name the location in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes a vow-like instruction to wait for the day while she undertakes a divine petition.