Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एतस्य तु पुनः शेषमायुषो दिवसत्र यम् । विद्यते विबुधश्रेष्ठ व्रीडितास्तेन वै वयम्

Transliteration

etasya tu punaḥ śeṣamāyuṣo divasatra yam | vidyate vibudhaśreṣṭha vrīḍitāstena vai vayam

Translation

يا خيرَ الآلهة، لم يبقَ من عمره إلا ثلاثةُ أيام. ولأجل ذلك قد خجلنا حقًّا، إذ إنّا باركناه بطولِ العمر.

Word by Word

• etasya: of this (boy)
• etasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (पुनः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again/further)

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (शेष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āyuṣaḥ: of life
• āyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (आयुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• divasa-trayam: three days
• divasa-trayam: Karta (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (दिवस) + traya (त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः दिवसाः)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/यद्-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• vidyate: exists/remains
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु; अस्त्यर्थे)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vibudha-śreṣṭha: O best of the gods/wise
• vibudha-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (विबुध) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vibudhānāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• vrīḍitāḥ: were ashamed/embarrassed
• vrīḍitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vrīḍ (व्रीड् धातु) + vrīḍita (व्रीडित कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P./adjectival); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (vayam)

• tena: by that/therefore
• tena: Karana (Cause/हेतु-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (वै अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (vibudha-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages, faces lowered, confess to Brahmā that only three days remain for the boy; the boy stands nearby, serene yet fragile; the air is heavy with compassion and impending miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vibudhaśreṣṭha)
• munis (sages)
• the boy

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious speech should align with truth; when destiny appears short, devotees seek higher refuge for grace beyond limitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the narrative tension within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement about remaining lifespan (āyuḥ) and the sages’ reaction.