Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

पितृभागं परित्यज्य स्वभागेन युता सती । मनसा ध्यानमगमच्छीतलं च हिमालयम्

Transliteration

pitṛbhāgaṃ parityajya svabhāgena yutā satī | manasā dhyānamagamacchītalaṃ ca himālayam

Translation

اپنے پِتَر بھاگ کو ترک کر کے، اپنے حق کے حصّے سے یُکت ستی نے صرف من کے دھیان سے ٹھنڈے ہمالیہ کو پایا۔

Word by Word

• पितृभागम्: the paternal share/portion
• पितृभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—पितॄणां भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• स्वभागेन: with her own share/portion
• स्वभागेन: Karana (Means/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• युता: endowed/associated
• युता: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अगमत्: went/attained
• अगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शीतलम्: cool
• शीतलम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• हिमालयम्: Himālaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (Object/goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—हिमस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Himavat-śṛṅga region)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satī, having relinquished paternal claim, withdraws inward; her subtle form journeys by meditation to the cool, snow-bright Himālaya—peaks, cedars, and serene sky suggesting śītala-śānti.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual alignment may require renouncing misplaced attachments; the mind, fixed in meditation, moves toward the rightful dharmic destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya is invoked as a sacred, cooling realm of tapas and divine destiny, though no particular tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) is highlighted; it is presented as a transformative spiritual act rather than a formal public ritual.