Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अर्पयित्वाथ तं तस्य स्वकीयं त्वाश्रमं गतः

Transliteration

arpayitvātha taṃ tasya svakīyaṃ tvāśramaṃ gataḥ

Translation

فلما سلَّمه إلى ذلك الشخص، رجع إلى أشرمه الخاص.

Word by Word

• अर्पयित्वा: having handed over/offered
• अर्पयित्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्पय् (णिजन्त-धातु; अर्प्/ऋप्?) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• तम्: him/that (animal)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sampradana/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वकीयम्: his own
• स्वकीयम्: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आश्रमम्)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (but/and then)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गतः: went
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (finite sense)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māhātmya narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The rescuer hands the saved animal back to its owner/concerned person, then turns away calmly and walks back toward a simple forest hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acts done in relation to a sacred narrative (service, responsibility, return to āśrama) set the stage for divine grace that unfolds through a tīrtha’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter context points to a Bhāskara-associated tīrtha/puṇya-kuṇḍa described in Adhyāya 212, though the exact name is clearer in adjacent verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription in this verse; it is narrative transition.