Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

कालात्पंचत्वमापन्ने तस्मिन्ब्राह्मणसत्तमे । अग्निं प्रविश्य तेनैव सह यास्यसि मत्पदम्

Transliteration

kālātpaṃcatvamāpanne tasminbrāhmaṇasattame | agniṃ praviśya tenaiva saha yāsyasi matpadam

Translation

جب وقت کے ساتھ وہ برہمنِ برتر پنچتَو (وفات) کو پہنچے گا، تب آگ میں داخل ہو کر تم بھی اسی کے ساتھ میرے دھام کو جاؤ گی۔

Word by Word

• कालात्: due to time; in course of time
• कालात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्चत्वम्: the state of five elements; death
• पञ्चत्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपन्ने: having reached/attained
• आपन्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव; ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यनेन सह (when he has reached)

• तस्मिन्: when/while he (is)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ब्राह्मणसत्तमे: O best of brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणसत्तमे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ब्राह्मणानां सत्तमः (best of brāhmaṇas); सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having entered’

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) अवधारण (indeed/just)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition) ‘together with’

• यास्यसि: you will go
• यास्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मत्पदम्: my abode/state
• मत्पदम्: Gati (Destination/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बद्ध) + पद (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मम पदम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the brāhmaṇa’s death, a ritual fire blazes; Su-nayā enters the fire with him, and both are shown ascending toward a radiant divine realm (‘mat-pada’).

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa-sattama
• agni (fire)
• matpada (Goddess’ abode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A life aligned with divine ordinance culminates in reunion and ascent to the Divine’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse speaks of matpadam (the Goddess’ abode).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Agni-praveśa (entering fire) is referenced as the means of departure in the narrative context.