Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा सहसा तूर्णं गौतमो गृहमभ्यगात् । यावत्पश्यति देवेशं सह पत्न्या समागतम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā sahasā tūrṇaṃ gautamo gṛhamabhyagāt | yāvatpaśyati deveśaṃ saha patnyā samāgatam

Translation

তা শুনে গৌতম হঠাৎ ত্বরিত গৃহে ফিরে এলেন। সেখানে তিনি দেবেশকে নিজের পত্নীর সঙ্গে উপস্থিত দেখলেন।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (news)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object) of श्रुत्वा

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purva-kala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (goal as object)

• अभ्यगात्: went/approached
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक

• यावत्: until, as long as
• यावत्: Temporal marker (काल-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावदर्थक (until/as long as)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• देवेशम्: the lord of gods (Indra)
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक) = देव + ईश (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• पत्न्या: with (his) wife
• पत्न्या: Saha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहकारक (with his wife)

• समागतम्: arrived/come (there)
• समागतम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; देवेशम् इति कर्मणि विशेषण (accusative agreeing with object)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama rushes back to the hut; inside, he beholds Indra with Ahilyā—an instant of frozen shock before the storm of consequences.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Deveśa (Indra/Śakra)
• Ahilyā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma violations are eventually exposed; concealment cannot withstand truth and the vigilance of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is a pivotal event in the backstory supporting the māhātmya’s teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.