Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 192

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मार्कंडेयादिभिस्त्रिभिः । प्रोक्तः सर्वैर्महाभाग मा त्वं प्रविश पावकम्

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mārkaṃḍeyādibhistribhiḥ | proktaḥ sarvairmahābhāga mā tvaṃ praviśa pāvakam

Translation

اُس کی بات سن کر مارکنڈےیہ وغیرہ تینوں نے اور سب نے مل کر اُس نیک بخت سے کہا: “تم آگ میں داخل نہ ہو۔”

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• mārkaṇḍeya-ādibhiḥ: by Mārkaṇḍeya and others
• mārkaṇḍeya-ādibhiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'मार्कण्डेय-आदि' इति समास; करण/सहकर्ता

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• proktaḥ: was told, was addressed
• proktaḥ: Karta (Grammatical subject of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थाने (said/addressed)

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (refers to speakers)

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• praviśa: enter
• praviśa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + viś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; निषेधेन सह (prohibitive command)

• pāvakam: fire
• pāvakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; quoted speech by Mārkaṇḍeya and companions)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distraught king stands near a blazing sacrificial/cremation-like fire, poised to enter; three venerable sages led by Mārkaṇḍeya raise hands in prohibition while other attendants look on anxiously.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Three companions (tribhiḥ)
• Pāvaka (fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sage-guided dharma restrains self-harm; preserving life enables continued pursuit of merit, pilgrimage, and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A clear prohibition is given: do not enter the fire; no positive ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is specified here.