Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एवं तया समं तत्र स्थितो यावद्दिनक्षयम् । कामधर्मसमासक्तः संत्यक्ताशेषकर्मकः

Transliteration

evaṃ tayā samaṃ tatra sthito yāvaddinakṣayam | kāmadharmasamāsaktaḥ saṃtyaktāśeṣakarmakaḥ

Translation

Vì thế, chàng ở đó cùng nàng cho đến lúc ngày tàn—đắm chìm trong “pháp” của ái dục, buông bỏ mọi bổn phận và mọi hành nghiệp khác.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (thus)

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samam: together
• samam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (together/equally)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• sthitaḥ: remained
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (having remained)

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• dina-kṣayam: the end of the day
• dina-kṣayam: Karma (Extent/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (अवधि-काल), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दिनस्य क्षयः)

• kāma-dharma-samāsaktaḥ: attached to erotic conduct
• kāma-dharma-samāsaktaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + samāsakta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कामधर्मे समासक्तः = ‘attached to the dharma of desire/erotic conduct’) विशेषण

• saṃtyakta-aśeṣa-karmakaḥ: having abandoned all duties
• saṃtyakta-aśeṣa-karmakaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ√tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येन अशेषकर्म त्यक्तम् = ‘one who has abandoned all duties/actions’) विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As daylight wanes, the sage remains with her, fully absorbed in passion; his ascetic implements lie neglected, symbolizing abandoned duties and the quiet tragedy of lost vigilance.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāmuni (implied)
• Rambhā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to desire can masquerade as a ‘dharma’ and leads to neglect of true obligations; the verse warns against such self-deception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.