Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तस्य पुरो नीत्वा बालोऽयं क्षीणजीवितः । क्रियतां तस्य वाक्येन यथा स्याच्चिरजीवभाक्

Transliteration

tasmāttasya puro nītvā bālo'yaṃ kṣīṇajīvitaḥ | kriyatāṃ tasya vākyena yathā syāccirajīvabhāk

Translation

پس اس کمزور ہوتی عمر والے بچے کو اس کے حضور لے جاؤ؛ اور اس کے فرمان کے مطابق عمل کیا جائے، تاکہ یہ بچہ دراز عمر کا حصہ دار بن جائے۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक tad)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभूत-तृतीया/पञ्चमी-रूपम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (therefore/from that reason)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तस्य = of him

• puraḥ: in front (of)
• puraḥ: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपसर्गार्थक-अव्ययम्; पुरः = in front/before

• nītvā: having brought
• nītvā: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); नीत्वा = having led/brought

• bālaḥ: the boy
• bālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बालः = the boy

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अयम् = this

• kṣīṇajīvitaḥ: with life ebbing away
• kṣīṇajīvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīṇa + jīvita (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्षीण-जीवितः = whose life is waning (adjective of bālaḥ)

• kriyatām: let (it) be done
• kriyatām: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; क्रियताम् = let it be done

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तस्य = of him

• vākyena: by (his) command
• vākyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; वाक्येन = by (his) word/command

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/उपमानार्थक (conjunction: so that/as)

• syāt: may become
• syāt: Kriya (Subordinate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; स्यात् = may become

• cirajīvabhāk: a long-lived one
• cirajīvabhāk: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira + jīva + bhāj (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; चिर-जीव-भाक् = चिरं जीवितं भजते इति (one who partakes of long life)

Speaker

Sages (collective resolution, as reported by the narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages gently lift and escort a frail brahmacārin boy, his vitality fading; their faces show resolve as they prepare to bring him before Brahmā.

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• brahmacārin (boy)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action includes seeking guidance from the highest authority when life and dharma are at stake; divine instruction is framed as transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is Brahmā’s presence (Brahmaloka) rather than a named earthly tīrtha in this specific verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To bring the boy before Brahmā and act according to Brahmā’s directive; the exact rite is not specified here.