Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

रजसा क्रीडयित्वाऽद्य समागत्य चिरादथ । कामेनोत्संगमागत्य ग्लानिं नैष्यति चांबरम्

Transliteration

rajasā krīḍayitvā'dya samāgatya cirādatha | kāmenotsaṃgamāgatya glāniṃ naiṣyati cāṃbaram

Translation

Heute, nachdem du im Staub gespielt hattest, kamst du erst nach langer Zeit am Tagesende zurück; dann, voll Sehnsucht, klettertest du auf meinen Schoß und beschmutztest und zerknittertest dein Gewand.

Word by Word

• रजसा: by/with dust (rajas)
• रजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with dust/pollen)

• क्रीडयित्वा: having played
• क्रीडयित्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); having played/sported

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• समागत्य: having arrived
• समागत्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); having come/arrived

• चिरात्: after a long time
• चिरात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/निपातवत् प्रयोग; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (after a long time)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक निपात (then/now)

• कामेन: by desire/love
• कामेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by desire/love)

• उत्सङ्गम्: lap/bosom
• उत्सङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (lap/bosom)

• आगत्य: having come (to)
• आगत्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); having come (to)

• ग्लानिम्: weariness/decline
• ग्लानिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्लानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (weariness/decline)

• नैष्यति: will bring/lead (to)
• नैष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; will lead/bring

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अम्बरम्: the sky / garment
• अम्बरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here Accusative singular as object (sky/garment)

Speaker

Nāgī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ananta-saṃnidhi (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mother Nāgī recalls her child returning dust-covered from play, climbing into her lap and crumpling his garment; intimate domestic vātsalya framed by impending tragedy.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgī
• Putra (child)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It illustrates the depth of attachment (moha) that binds beings, which Purāṇic narratives often resolve by directing devotion toward the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this line; it serves as narrative lament within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.