Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सापि कन्या वरारोहा बाल्यभावादनिन्दिता । शय्यैकांते समाविष्टा दक्षिणे मुरविद्विषः

Transliteration

sāpi kanyā varārohā bālyabhāvādaninditā | śayyaikāṃte samāviṣṭā dakṣiṇe muravidviṣaḥ

Translation

Auch das Mädchen — schön an Gliedern und untadelig durch die Unschuld ihres jungen Alters — setzte sich an den Rand der Lagerstatt, zur Rechten des Feindes Muras (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine Nominative singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: also/even)

• kanyā: the maiden
• kanyā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine Nominative singular)

• varārohā: of lovely form
• varārohā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara + ārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'वरम् आरोहति' / 'सुन्दरारोहा' (Feminine Nominative singular)

• bālya-bhāvāt: because of childishness
• bālya-bhāvāt: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālya + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (Masculine Ablative singular: due to childhood-state)

• aninditā: blameless
• aninditā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त विशेषण (Feminine Nominative singular: blameless)

• śayyā-ekānte: in the secluded bed-place
• śayyā-ekānte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayyā + ekānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'शय्यायाः एकान्ते' (Locative singular: in the bed-chamber/solitary bed-place)

• samāviṣṭā: having entered / seated
• samāviṣṭā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√viś (धातु) + samāviṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (Past participle, Feminine Nominative singular: having entered/settled)

• dakṣiṇe: on the right (side)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'दक्षिणपार्श्वे' अर्थे (Neuter Locative singular: on the right side)

• mura-vidviṣaḥ: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• mura-vidviṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mura + vidviṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; 'मुरस्य विद्विट्' (Genitive singular: of the enemy of Mura = Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not marked in verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful, blameless maiden sits modestly at the edge of the couch, to the right of Viṣṇu (Mura’s foe), emphasizing innocence and auspicious placement.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyā
• Viṣṇu (Muravidviṣ)
• Mura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Moral judgment in dharma considers intention and innocence; youthfulness can render an act blameless in context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this shloka; it is a narrative detail within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.