Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सा श्रुत्वा तस्य तद्वाक्यं निष्कामस्य प्रजल्पितम् । वाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा दीना जगाम जननीं प्रति

Transliteration

sā śrutvā tasya tadvākyaṃ niṣkāmasya prajalpitam | vāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā dīnā jagāma jananīṃ prati

Translation

নিষ্কাম স্বামীর সেই বাক্য শুনে সে দীন হয়ে, অশ্রুপূর্ণ নয়নে, মাতার কাছে গেল।

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• निष्कामस्य: of the desireless (man)
• निष्कामस्य: Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः-काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘तस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (of the desireless one)

• प्रजल्पितम्: uttered
• प्रजल्पितम्: Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-जल्/जल्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम् (spoken/uttered)

• वाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा: with eyes full of tears
• वाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा: Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाष्प-पूर्ण-ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दीना: wretched/sad
• दीना: Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person); एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• जननीम्: mother
• जननीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Adhikarana (दिक्/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; दिशार्थे (towards)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wife, eyes brimming with tears, walks with lowered head toward her mother’s dwelling after hearing her husband’s detached yet kind words; attendants or a single companion may follow.

Characters & Entities

• Niṣkāma husband (Ṛcīka, implied)
• Mother of the maiden (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It shows the human side of dharmic narratives: strong vows and spiritual ideals can create emotional tension that seeks wise guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes an emotional response and seeking counsel.