Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

ये चात्र देहं त्यक्ष्यंति युष्माकं चाश्रमे शुभे । अपि पापसमायुक्तास्ते यास्यंति परां गतिम्

Transliteration

ye cātra dehaṃ tyakṣyaṃti yuṣmākaṃ cāśrame śubhe | api pāpasamāyuktāste yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim

Translation

At yaong mga nagwawaksi ng kanilang katawan dito, sa inyong mapalad na āśrama—kahit nabibigatan ng mga kasalanan—ay tutungo sa kataas-taasang kalagayan.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: will abandon (die)
• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• युष्माकम्: of you/your
• युष्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying आश्रमे)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक (even/also)

• पापसमायुक्ताः: associated with sin
• पापसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्+युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (पापेन समायुक्ताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying गतिम्)

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śubha-āśrama (name not specified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dying pilgrim/ascetic within the āśrama, attended by calm sages; sacred water and a small shrine nearby; the atmosphere is compassionate—light suggesting release, not fear.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Āśrama
• Parā gati (supreme state)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a divinely empowered place can uplift even the sinful; death at such a tīrtha is portrayed as salvific.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The auspicious āśrama-tīrtha of the sages in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, said to grant the supreme destination to those who die there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse states the spiritual consequence of passing away within the holy precincts.