Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततो हृष्टमना दक्षः सुताः सर्वा हिमद्युते । निवेद्यामंत्र्य तं पश्चाज्जगाम निजमंदिरम्

Transliteration

tato hṛṣṭamanā dakṣaḥ sutāḥ sarvā himadyute | nivedyāmaṃtrya taṃ paścājjagāma nijamaṃdiram

Translation

Daraufhin brachte Dakṣa, von Freude im Herzen erfüllt, all seine Töchter dem Eisglänzenden (dem Mond) dar. Nachdem er ehrerbietig gehuldigt und Abschied genommen hatte, kehrte er in seine eigene Wohnstatt zurück.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• hṛṣṭa-manāḥ: delighted-minded
• hṛṣṭa-manāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa-manas (प्रातिपदिक: हृष्ट + मनस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘having a delighted mind’

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sutāḥ: daughters
• sutāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with sutāḥ)

• hima-dyute: O snow-radiant one
• hima-dyute: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima-dyuti (प्रातिपदिक: हिम + द्युति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हिमस्य द्युतिः (snow-like radiance)

• nivedya: having informed
• nivedya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund): निवेद्य ‘having informed/submitted’

• āmantrya: having taken leave
• āmantrya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having taken leave/asked permission’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb): ‘afterwards’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nija-mandiram: his own abode
• nija-mandiram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija-mandira (प्रातिपदिक: निज + मन्दिर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘one’s own house/temple’

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; action by Dakṣa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa, pleased, formally presents his daughters to the Moon (icy-radiant Soma); after respectful salutations and leave-taking, he departs to his abode.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Himadyuti (Chandra/Soma)
• Dakṣa’s daughters

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is affirmed and consented to, the guardian’s mind finds peace; order is re-established through right counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes formal presentation and respectful leave-taking.