Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षमपि मे नित्यं संध्यायाश्च न लज्जसे । तस्मादेतत्परित्यज्य कर्म लज्जाकरं परम्

Transliteration

pratyakṣamapi me nityaṃ saṃdhyāyāśca na lajjase | tasmādetatparityajya karma lajjākaraṃ param

Translation

“میرے روبرو بھی تم روزانہ، حتیٰ کہ سندھیہ پوجا کے وقت بھی، شرم نہیں کرتے۔ اس لیے اس فعل کو چھوڑ دو—یہ نہایت رسوا کن عمل ہے۔”

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: openly / in plain sight
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Prakara/Adhikarana (प्रकार/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial: openly/in presence)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: even/also)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial: always)

• संध्यायाः: of the twilight / of Sandhyā
• संध्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• लज्जसे: you are ashamed
• लज्जसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (therefore)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having completely abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); उपसर्गः परि-

• कर्म: act/deed
• कर्म: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लज्जाकरम्: shame-causing
• लज्जाकरम्: Karman (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लज्जां करोति इति)

• परम्: great/utter
• परम्: Karman (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At twilight, with the sky turning violet, Devī rebukes Śiva for an unashamed act even in her presence during sandhyā, urging abandonment of the shame-causing deed; lamps and river-sound suggest ritual time.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva
• Sandhyā (twilight worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires decorum and self-restraint, especially during sacred times like sandhyā; improper acts should be renounced.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes conduct rather than naming a geography; the broader chapter is tīrtha-focused.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sandhyā (twilight worship) is referenced as a sacred observance, implying heightened ritual propriety at that time.