Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टचित्तेन सत्वरं सम्मुखो ययौ । पुत्रपुत्रेति जल्पन्स निजभार्यासमन्वितः

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭacittena satvaraṃ sammukho yayau | putraputreti jalpansa nijabhāryāsamanvitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin eilte er, von Freude im Herzen erfüllt, ihm entgegen und rief: „Mein Sohn, mein Sohn!“, zusammen mit seiner Gattin.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थ (thereupon/from that)

• प्रहृष्टचित्तेन: with a delighted heart
• प्रहृष्टचित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/means—state/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट-चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (प्रहृष्टं चित्तं यस्य/प्रहृष्टचित्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाव/हेतु (with delighted mind)

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• सम्मुखः: facing (them)
• सम्मुखः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (facing/forward)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्र: son!
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense in exclamation)

• पुत्र: son!
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (thus)

• जल्पन्: speaking
• जल्पन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• निजभार्यासमन्वितः: accompanied by his own wife
• निजभार्यासमन्वितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज-भार्या-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (निजा भार्या तया समन्वितः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

Speaker

Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The father rushes forward with his wife, arms extended, calling out to his son; the radiant brāhmaṇa companion stands slightly aside, calm and observant.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Wife
• Son

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-māhātmya narratives, devotion and sacred association often culminate in grace that restores what seemed lost.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it describes an emotional reunion.