Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

एवं वैराग्यमापन्नो गिरिमारुह्य वासवः । यावत्क्षिपति चात्मानं मरणे कृतनिश्चयः

Transliteration

evaṃ vairāgyamāpanno girimāruhya vāsavaḥ | yāvatkṣipati cātmānaṃ maraṇe kṛtaniścayaḥ

Translation

یوں ویراغیہ میں ڈوب کر واسَوَ (اندَر) پہاڑ پر چڑھ گیا۔ موت کا پختہ ارادہ کر کے وہ اپنے آپ کو نیچے گرا دینے ہی والا تھا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having attained; having fallen into
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Active/Passive participial usage), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गिरिम्: a mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having climbed
• आरुह्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यावत्: until; as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावदर्थक (correlative/temporal particle: 'until/as long as')

• क्षिपति: throws
• क्षिपति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मरणे: in death; for death
• मरणे: Adhikarana (Goal/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• कृत-निश्चयः: having made a firm resolve
• कृत-निश्चयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कृतः निश्चयः यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsava climbing a rugged mountain path at twilight, face set with grim resolve; the precipice ahead, while unseen divine/sage presence prepares to intervene.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A crisis moment becomes the doorway to divine guidance; dharma intervenes before irreversible harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not named yet; the verse prepares the scene for the later revelation of Hāṭakeśvara and Nāgabila.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup describing intent and circumstance.