Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

दुःखाकुलमना भूत्वा सततं पर्यचिंतयत् । स्वनये चिंतयत्येवं नारदः समुपागमत्

Transliteration

duḥkhākulamanā bhūtvā satataṃ paryaciṃtayat | svanaye ciṃtayatyevaṃ nāradaḥ samupāgamat

Translation

Mit von Kummer aufgewühltem Geist sann er unablässig nach. Während er so über seinen eigenen Sohn nachdachte, kam Nārada dorthin.

Word by Word

• दुःख-आकुल-मनाः: with a mind distressed by sorrow
• दुःख-आकुल-मनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (दुःखेन आकुलं मनः यस्य)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (भू धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having become)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत्; नित्यं (adverbial accusative)

• परि-अचिन्तयत्: he pondered
• परि-अचिन्तयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + चिन्त् (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वनये: about/with regard to his own son
• स्वनये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• चिन्तयति: while he was thinking
• चिन्तयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुपागमत्: approached/arrived
• समुपागमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + आ + गम् (गम् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, sleepless and sorrowful, paces or sits in deep thought; at that moment Nārada arrives—vīṇā in hand, radiant and calm.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• king
• son

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma becomes difficult to discern, the arrival of a realized guide (like Nārada) signifies the role of sāttvic counsel in resolving संकट (crisis).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa context points to the Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred sphere, but this verse primarily introduces Nārada’s entrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative and preparatory.