Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महर्षिः स ध्यानमाश्रित्य सत्वरम् । ब्रह्मरंध्रेण निःसार्य प्राणमात्मानमत्यजत्

Transliteration

evamuktvā maharṣiḥ sa dhyānamāśritya satvaram | brahmaraṃdhreṇa niḥsārya prāṇamātmānamatyajat

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวเช่นนั้นแล้ว มหาฤาษีผู้นั้นก็เข้าสู่สมาธิโดยพลัน แล้วส่งลมหายใจออกทางกระหม่อม (บรมรันธระ) ละทิ้งสังขารไป

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• महर्षिः: the great sage
• महर्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), आश्रयणार्थक

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण: through the brahma-opening (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निःसार्य: having led out
• निःसार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः + सृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), निष्कासनार्थक

• प्राणम्: life-breath
• प्राणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्यजत्: abandoned, gave up
• अत्यजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta, implied continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The rishi sits in swift, deep meditation; a subtle luminous current rises to the crown as prāṇa departs through brahma-randhra; the body remains serene, untouched by struggle.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mastery of self through dhyāna enables fearless renunciation; sacrifice is grounded in yogic composure, not desperation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it glorifies the sanctity of tapas and yogic attainment within the chapter’s mahātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative absorption (dhyāna) is described as the means; it is exemplary conduct rather than a public rite.