Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततः कामः समुत्थाय शनैस्तदंतिकं ययौ । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmaḥ samutthāya śanaistadaṃtikaṃ yayau | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā tataḥ provāca sādaram

Translation

তেতিয়া কাম উঠি ধীৰে ধীৰে তাইৰ ওচৰলৈ গ’ল; দুহাত জোৰি অঞ্জলি বঁধি সাদৰে তাইক ক’লে।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereupon/from there)

• कामः: Kāma
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु) → समुत्थाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): having risen

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: slowly, gradually)

• तत्: her/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• अन्तिकम्: near (her)
• अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तस्याः अन्तिकम् (near her)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands joined in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येन (one who has made a hollow of joined palms); कृत = कृ (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): having become

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (प्र + उवाच = प्रोवाच)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: with respect); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन used adverbially

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Nāgara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāma rises and walks slowly toward her, hands joined in añjali; his posture is softened, voice implied as gentle and respectful, the riverbank quiet behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid desire, the narrative frames approach through decorum and respectful conduct—hinting that dharma governs interaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha remains the background setting, but this verse does not specify its name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Añjali (joined palms) is a gesture of reverence; no formal rite is prescribed.