Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्यांतिके गत्वा प्रणिपत्य कृतादरा । प्रोवाच मधुरं वाक्यं वर्द्धंती तस्य तन्मतम्

Transliteration

tatastasyāṃtike gatvā praṇipatya kṛtādarā | provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ varddhaṃtī tasya tanmatam

Translation

Dann trat sie zu ihm, verneigte sich ehrerbietig und sprach süße Worte, wobei sie sanft die in ihm aufgestiegene Regung bestärkte.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — thereafter

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘तस्य’ = of him

• antike: near
• antike: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘अन्तिके’ = near

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘गत्वा’ = having gone

• praṇipatya: having bowed
• praṇipatya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra+ni+pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘प्रणिपत्य’ = having bowed down

• kṛtādarā: respectful
• kṛtādarā: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘सा’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta+ādara (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘कृतादरा’ (कृतः आदरः यस्याḥ) = having shown respect

• provāca: spoke
• provāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘प्रोवाच’ = said/spoke

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘मधुरम्’ (qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’)

• vākyam: words/speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘वाक्यम्’

• varddhantī: increasing/encouraging
• varddhantī: Karta (Agent-participle; qualifies ‘सा’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vardh (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ) — स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘वर्धन्ती’ = increasing (her action)

• tasya: his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘तस्य’

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘तत्’ (qualifying ‘मतम्’)

• matam: opinion/intention
• matam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √man)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘मतम्’ = opinion/intention

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The apsarā approaches the trembling sage, comes close, bows fully with attentive reverence, and speaks softly, her posture and expression designed to soothe and strengthen his present mood.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through humility (praṇāma) and gentle speech, which can calm or guide intense inner states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting; the tīrtha is not explicitly named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on conduct—respectful approach and speech.