Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणात्तूर्णं चलिता वयमच्युत । न वयं तव संगस्य तृप्यामोऽब्दशतैरपि

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇāttūrṇaṃ calitā vayamacyuta | na vayaṃ tava saṃgasya tṛpyāmo'bdaśatairapi

Translation

ด้วยเหตุนี้เอง โอ้ อจฺยุตะ พวกเราจึงออกเดินทางโดยพลัน; กระนั้น แม้ผ่านไปนับร้อยปีก็มิอาจอิ่มเอมกับการได้อยู่ร่วมกับพระองค์

Word by Word

• एतस्मात्: from this
• एतस्मात्: Apādāna (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• कारणात्: from the reason; because of
• कारणात्: Apādāna (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• एतस्मात्कारणात्: for this reason
• एतस्मात्कारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एतस्मात् (सर्वनाम) + कारणात् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (adverbial: 'for this reason')

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• चलिताः: have departed, set out
• चलिताः: Kriyā (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) → चलित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अच्युत: O Acyuta
• अच्युत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• संगस्य: of companionship
• संगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• तृप्यामः: we are satisfied
• तृप्यामः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अब्दशतैः: by hundreds of years
• अब्दशतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः (शतं अब्दानाम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambhāvanā/Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Likely the Kuru-Pāṇḍava party addressing Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poignant leave-taking: devotees/warriors bow to Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), stepping onto the road with urgency; Kṛṣṇa stands serene, blessing them, while the distant kṣetra glows as their destination.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even while fulfilling sacred duties like pilgrimage and consecration, devotion recognizes the unsurpassed value of the Lord’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate focus is the journey toward the discussed kṣetra in Adhyāya 73; the verse emphasizes motivation rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction is given here; it explains the urgency of departure tied to the forthcoming liṅga establishment.