Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथापि च प्रगन्तव्यं स्वपुरं प्रति माध व । बलभद्रसमायुक्तस्तस्मान्नः कुरु मोक्षणम्

Transliteration

tathāpi ca pragantavyaṃ svapuraṃ prati mādha va | balabhadrasamāyuktastasmānnaḥ kuru mokṣaṇam

Translation

تاہم اے مادھو! تمہیں بل بھدر کے ساتھ اپنے شہر کی طرف روانہ ہونا ہی ہے؛ اس لیے ہمیں بھی رخصت عطا کرو تاکہ ہم بھی روانہ ہوں۔

Word by Word

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (nevertheless)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• प्रगन्तव्यम्: must go / is to be departed
• प्रगन्तव्यम्: Kriyā-sahakārī (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive; -तव्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (it is to be gone)

• स्वपुरम्: one’s own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karman (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वं पुरम्); द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Prati (Directional marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक उपपद (towards)

• माधव: O Mādhava
• माधव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलभद्रसमायुक्तः: accompanied by Balabhadra
• बलभद्रसमायुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् + सम्-आ + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बलभद्रेण समायुक्तः)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: तद्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ (therefore/from that reason)

• नः: for us
• नः: Sampradāna (Recipient/for whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-रूप (Genitive/Dative enclitic), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (for us)

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोक्षणम्: release / liberation
• मोक्षणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √मुच् + णिच्? + ल्युट्/अन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Kurus and Pāṇḍavas (addressing Mādhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed farewell: Mādhava prepares to depart with Balabhadra; the Kuru–Pāṇḍavas request permission to leave; chariots or travel preparations in the background, with a final reverent bow at the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)
• Balabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in devotion, duties and journeys continue; devotees seek the Lord’s consent so their actions remain aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context is Adhyāya 73 of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the narrative frames the site’s sanctity through divine presence and discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on seeking the Lord’s permission (mokṣaṇam) before departure.