Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तस्य भक्त्या प्रसन्नोऽभूद्गतमार्गपरिश्रमः । उवाच मुनिशार्दूलः सच्छूद्रं तं कृतांजलिम्

Transliteration

tasya bhaktyā prasanno'bhūdgatamārgapariśramaḥ | uvāca muniśārdūlaḥ sacchūdraṃ taṃ kṛtāṃjalim

Translation

Von seiner Hingabe erfreut und von der Mühsal des Weges befreit, sprach der Tiger unter den Weisen zu jenem tugendhaften Śūdra, der mit gefalteten Händen ehrfürchtig dastand.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-विशेषण (agreeing with implied subject 'सः')

• अभूत्: became, was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गतमार्गपरिश्रमः: whose travel-fatigue had gone
• गतमार्गपरिश्रमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (√गम् + क्त, कृदन्त) + मार्ग + परिश्रम (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मार्गपरिश्रमः = मार्गस्य परिश्रमः; गतमार्गपरिश्रमः = गतः (नष्टः) मार्गपरिश्रमः यस्य/अस्य) — अर्थतः 'journey-fatigue gone'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनिशार्दूलः: the tiger among sages (great sage)
• मुनिशार्दूलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/उपमान-समासार्थः (मुनिषु शार्दूलः = tiger among sages)

• सत्: good, noble
• सत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् शतृ/सत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with 'शूद्रम्')

• शूद्रम्: Śūdra (man of that varṇa)
• शूद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृताञ्जलिम्: with joined palms
• कृताञ्जलिम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (√कृ + क्त, कृदन्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अञ्जलिः येन = with hands joined)

Speaker

Gālava (implied by prior verse introducing Gālava muni)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable sage, radiant and calm after travel, addresses a humble Śūdra devotee standing with añjali (folded hands), in a tīrtha setting with trees and a waterbody nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and humility (añjali) win the grace of the wise; virtue is recognized by conduct, and bhakti removes hardships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it continues a tīrtha-themed narrative centered on merit gained through devotion and honoring sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverential conduct: standing with folded hands (kṛtāñjali) and serving devotees/sages with bhakti.