Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिव्यस्तुतिपरौ मूर्ध्नि धृतहस्तांजलीपुटौ । पुलकांकितसर्वांगावानन्दाश्रुप्लुताननौ

Transliteration

divyastutiparau mūrdhni dhṛtahastāṃjalīpuṭau | pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgāvānandāśruplutānanau

Translation

In göttliche Hymnen versunken, hielten sie die zum ehrfürchtigen Añjali gefügten Hände bis zum Scheitel erhoben; ihr ganzer Leib war von andächtigem Schauer überzogen, und ihre Gesichter waren von Tränen der Wonne benetzt.

Word by Word

• दिव्यस्तुतिपरौ: devoted to divine praise
• दिव्यस्तुतिपरौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (तौ)

• मूर्ध्नि: on (their) head(s)
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• धृतहस्ताञ्जलीपुटौ: with hands held in folded salutation
• धृतहस्ताञ्जलीपुटौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (कृदन्त; धृ धातु) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; बहुपदसमास), धृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गौ: with all limbs marked by horripilation
• पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कित (कृदन्त; अङ्क् धातु) + सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः), अङ्कित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• आनन्दाश्रुप्लुताननौ: with faces drenched in tears of joy
• आनन्दाश्रुप्लुताननौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (कृदन्त; प्लु धातु) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः), प्लुत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Janārdana-jalaśayana-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two devotees stand before the reclining Janārdana on waters, hands joined and lifted to the head, bodies covered in goosebumps, faces wet with blissful tears as they chant divine hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (implied)
• Nārada (implied)
• Janārdana (implied object of praise)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana ripens into bhakti—praise, humility, and transformed emotion are natural signs of devotional awakening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Janārdana jalaśayana tīrtha where devotees experience overwhelming devotion during darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional acts are shown: stuti (hymn), añjali (joined palms), and reverent posture before the deity.