Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तप उग्रं समास्थाय वर्तंते हिमपर्वते । आनर्ताधिपतेर्दानाद्भीतास्तत्र समागताः

Transliteration

tapa ugraṃ samāsthāya vartaṃte himaparvate | ānartādhipaterdānādbhītāstatra samāgatāḥ

Translation

Nachdem sie strenge Askese (tapas) auf sich genommen hatten, verweilten sie auf dem Himalaya. Aus Furcht vor den Gaben und der Macht des Herrn von Ānarta versammelten sie sich dort.

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (कर्मरूपेण; 'तपः' as object of समास्थाय)

• उग्रम्: fierce, severe
• उग्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; तपः-विशेषण

• समास्थाय: having undertaken
• समास्थाय: Sambandha (Gerundial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); √स्था with उपसर्ग सम्+आ; 'having undertaken'

• वर्तन्ते: they live/abide, they proceed
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हिमपर्वते: on/in the हिमपर्वत (Himalaya/mountain of snow)
• हिमपर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम-पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• आनर्ताधिपतेः: of the lord of Ānarta
• आनर्ताधिपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त-अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• दानात्: from (his) gift; because of the donation
• दानात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादान (ablative of cause/source)

• भीताः: afraid
• भीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत (कृदन्त; √भी (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'frightened'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• समागताः: having come together, assembled
• समागताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (within Śakra–Viṣṇu dialogue narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of austere brāhmaṇas practicing fierce tapas on the Himalaya; they gather together, alarmed by the gifts/authority of the lord of Ānarta.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Ānarta
• Ānartādhipati (king of Ānarta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic tīrtha sections often ground ritual merit in narrative: tapas, royal power, and fear drive beings toward sanctified refuges.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context; the verse itself references the Himālaya as a setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces a narrative backdrop involving tapas and dāna.