Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ततस्तं च समालिंग्य शिरस्याधाय चासकृत् । उवाचाश्रुपरिक्लिन्नवदनो गद्गदाक्षरम्

Transliteration

tatastaṃ ca samāliṃgya śirasyādhāya cāsakṛt | uvācāśrupariklinnavadano gadgadākṣaram

Translation

ثم احتضنه ووضعه على رأسه مرارًا؛ ووجهه مبتلّ بالدموع، تكلّم بكلمات متقطّعة ترتجف من شدّة الوجد.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अनन्तर-कालवाचक (then)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• samāliṃgya: having embraced
• samāliṃgya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√liṅg (धातु; आलिङ्गने) + ल्यप्/य
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having embraced)

• śirasi: on (his) head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• ādhāya: having placed
• ādhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhā (धातु) + ल्यप्/य
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having placed)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• asakṛt: repeatedly
• asakṛt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनःपुनः (repeatedly)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• aśru-pariklinna-vadanaḥ: whose face was wet with tears
• aśru-pariklinna-vadanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśru (प्रातिपदिक) + pariklinna (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (aśrubhiḥ pariklinnaṃ vadanaṃ yasya) (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• gadgada-akṣaram: in faltering words
• gadgada-akṣaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gadgada (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (stammering syllables/words) (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (describing an emotional exchange; exact identities not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moving embrace: the king (Satyasaṃdha) embraces the loyal servant, lifts him to his head repeatedly in honor; tears stream down the king’s face; attendants look on with softened expressions; sacred courtyard ambiance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and reverence—expressed through humble gestures—are upheld as dharmic responses when order and rightful relations are restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.