Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

शोकार्णवे परिक्षिप्य मां सभार्यं वयोऽधिकम् । तन्मा पुत्रक भूयस्त्वमीदृक्कर्म करिष्यसि

Transliteration

śokārṇave parikṣipya māṃ sabhāryaṃ vayo'dhikam | tanmā putraka bhūyastvamīdṛkkarma kariṣyasi

Translation

“เจ้าทำให้ข้าและมารดาของเจ้า—แม้เราชราภาพแล้ว—ตกลงสู่มหาสมุทรแห่งความโศก ดังนั้นลูกเอ๋ย อย่ากระทำเช่นนี้อีกเลย”

Word by Word

• शोकार्णवे: in the ocean of grief
• शोकार्णवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शोकस्य अर्णवः)

• परिक्षिप्य: having cast/abandoned
• परिक्षिप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-क्षिप् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सभार्यम्: together with (my) wife
• सभार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—"भार्यया सहितम्" (qualifying माम्)

• वयःऽधिकम्: advanced in age / older
• वयःऽधिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वयसः अधिकम्)

• तत्: therefore
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; निषेध/उपसंहारार्थक: "therefore/so"

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्; आज्ञार्थे (prohibitive)

• पुत्रक: O dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्नेहार्थक-प्रत्यय (diminutive)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरर्थक (again)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुषार्थे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ईदृक्-कर्म: such an act
• ईदृक्-कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईदृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—ईदृक् कर्म (such a deed)

• करिष्यसि: you will do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (भविष्यत्कालः), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (narration continuing; quoted speech of the Brahmin father)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The father, still emotional, gently admonishes the boy; the mother stands close, relieved yet shaken; the boy listens with lowered gaze, the scene balancing love and discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmin father
• mother (wife)
• the boy

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes compassion toward elders; one should not cause needless sorrow to parents and dependents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is moral instruction within a family dialogue.