Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अथ सा क्रमशः प्राप्ता यौवनं बंधुलालिता । हस्ताद्धस्तं प्रगच्छंती सर्वेषां द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

atha sā kramaśaḥ prāptā yauvanaṃ baṃdhulālitā | hastāddhastaṃ pragacchaṃtī sarveṣāṃ dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

ثم إنها، وقد دلّلها أهلها وقرابتها، بلغت الشباب على مهل؛ ويا أفضلَ البراهمة، انتشر صيتها بين الجميع كأنه يُتداول من يدٍ إلى يد.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Discourse marker/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम्

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• kramaśaḥ: gradually
• kramaśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kramaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणम् (gradually/in order)

• prāptā: having reached
• prāptā: Karta (Predicative/कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (having attained)

• yauvanam: youth
• yauvanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• bandhu-lālitā: cherished by her kin
• bandhu-lālitā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक) + lālita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘बन्धुभिः लालिता’ (cherished by relatives)

• hastāt: from (one) hand
• hastāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचनम्

• hastam: to (another) hand
• hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• pragacchantī: passing; going
• pragacchantī: Karta (Predicative/कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (going/passing)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम्

• dvija-sattamāḥ: O best of Brahmins
• dvija-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karṇotpalā (implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Karṇotpalā as a young woman, surrounded by affectionate relatives; messengers, women of the palace, and townsfolk exchange news, symbolizing her fame spreading widely.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nurture within dharmic family care leads to flourishing, and virtue becomes widely spoken of—spreading naturally among people.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the ongoing Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, not prescriptive.