Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तवागमनकृत्यं च मातः कथय सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

tavāgamanakṛtyaṃ ca mātaḥ kathaya sāṃpratam

Translation

Und nun, o Mutter, sage mir den Zweck, weshalb du gekommen bist.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• आगमनकृत्यम्: the matter/purpose of (your) coming
• आगमनकृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘आगमनस्य कृत्यम्’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मातः: O mother
• मातः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• कथय: tell
• कथय: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 2nd sg imperative

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Vṛtra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛtra turns toward the mother with softened gaze, inviting her to speak; the mother prepares to explain, hands slightly raised, sons attentive behind her.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Mother

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful figures pause to seek counsel from elders; right action is strengthened by listening and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for explanation and guidance.