Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अनुजानीहि मामेतद्दर्शनं तव पश्चिमम् । त्वया सह महाभाग नाडीजंघ द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

anujānīhi māmetaddarśanaṃ tava paścimam | tvayā saha mahābhāga nāḍījaṃgha dvijottama

Translation

Xin cho ta được phép—đây sẽ là lần cuối ta được nhìn thấy ngươi. Ôi bậc đại phúc Nāḍījaṃgha, đấng tối thượng trong hàng lưỡng sinh, xin cho ta được ra đi cùng ngươi.

Word by Word

• anujānīhi: permit, allow
• anujānīhi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-jñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• darśanam: seeing; audience; दर्शन
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• paścimam: last, final
• paścimam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tvayā: with you / by you
• tvayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• nāḍījaṃgha: O Nāḍījaṃgha
• nāḍījaṃgha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāḍī (प्रातिपदिक) + jaṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• dvijottama: O best of Brahmins
• dvijottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dvijānām uttamaḥ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing Nāḍījaṃgha; contextual, inferred)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nāḍījaṃgha (addressed as dvijottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/ascetic requests permission from a revered brāhmaṇa-sage, expressing that this may be the last meeting; hands joined, eyes moist, atmosphere of solemn farewell.

Characters & Entities

• Nāḍījaṃgha
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Resolve in dharma can demand painful farewells; one seeks consent and acts without deceit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.