Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

सबलः कनकत्यागाद्रूप्यत्यागेन मानुषः

Transliteration

sabalaḥ kanakatyāgādrūpyatyāgena mānuṣaḥ

Translation

سونا ترک کرنے سے انسان قوی ہوتا ہے؛ اور چاندی ترک کرنے سے بھی آدمی کو اسی طرح قوت اور استقامت حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• सबलः: with strength; strong
• सबलः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कनक-त्यागात्: from renouncing gold
• कनक-त्यागात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कनकस्य त्यागः; तस्मात्)

• रूप्य-त्यागेन: by renouncing silver
• रूप्य-त्यागेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रूप्यस्य त्यागः)

• मानुषः: a human being
• मानुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from adhyāya context: Brahma–Nārada Saṃvāda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee places gold and silver into a donation vessel before a shrine; priests and pilgrims witness; the donor appears lighter and composed, suggesting strength born of detachment.

Characters & Entities

• Kanaka (gold)
• Rūpya (silver)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Detachment from precious metals is praised as a source of inner strength and moral firmness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, though this line itself teaches general vrata-ethics rather than naming a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vrata-like restraint: renouncing (tyāga) gold and silver as part of disciplined religious living.