Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
ततश्च भगवान्विष्णुर्ज्ञात्वा तां भगिनीं तथा । मातरं पितरं चैव तथा दुःखसमन्वितौ
Transliteration
tataśca bhagavānviṣṇurjñātvā tāṃ bhaginīṃ tathā | mātaraṃ pitaraṃ caiva tathā duḥkhasamanvitau
Translation
ثم إنَّ بهاگَفان ڤِشنو، إذ أدرك محنةَ تلك الأخت، ورأى الأمَّ والأبَ كذلك غارقين في الأسى، (عزم على أن يتدخّل).
Word by Word
ततःthereafter
ततः:
Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formतस्मात्/अनन्तरम् इत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: then/thereafter)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Masculine, Nominative, Singular
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञात्वाhaving known
ज्ञात्वा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive) — having known
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Feminine, Accusative, Singular
भगिनीम्sister
भगिनीम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Feminine, Accusative, Singular
तथाalso
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise/also)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Feminine, Accusative, Singular
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Masculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise)
दुःखसमन्वितौboth afflicted with sorrow
दुःखसमन्वितौ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःख + समन्वित (अन्वि धातु से क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः — PPP adjective; Masculine, Nominative, Dual (qualifying mātaraṃ pitaraṃ as a pair)
Speaker
Sūta
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-like figure, serene yet resolute, observes Mādhavī and her grieving parents; his expression shifts from compassion to decisive intent.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuM
Mādhavī (as sister, implied)M
Mother (Suprabhā, implied)F
Father (Vasudeva, implied)FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere suffering—especially when family dharma and compassion call for protection and remedy.
Not yet; the sacred destination is named in the next verse as Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
None in this verse; it introduces the divine decision to undertake a sacred course of action.