Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

प्रोवाचाथ स्तुतिं कृत्वा विनयावनतः स्थितः । आनंदाश्रुपरिक्लिन्नो हर्षगद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

provācātha stutiṃ kṛtvā vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ | ānaṃdāśrupariklinno harṣagadgadayā girā

Translation

Dann, nachdem er einen Lobgesang dargebracht hatte, stand er demütig mit gesenktem Haupt; die Augen von Freudentränen benetzt und die Stimme vor Entzücken bebend, sprach er.

Word by Word

• प्रोवाच: he spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (he spoke)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ-बोधक (then)

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• विनय-अवनतः: bowed in humility
• विनय-अवनतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + अवनत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः 'विनयेन अवनतः' (masc. nom. sg.)

• स्थितः: standing, remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• आनन्द-अश्रु-परिक्लिन्नः: soaked with tears of joy
• आनन्द-अश्रु-परिक्लिन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + परि-√क्लिद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तृतीया-समर्थः तत्पुरुषः—'आनन्दजनितैः अश्रुभिः परिक्लिन्नः' (masc. nom. sg.)

• हर्ष-गद्गदया: with a voice choked by joy
• हर्ष-गद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'हर्षेण गद्गदा' इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (fem. instr. sg.)

• गिरा: by (his) speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. instr. sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages within Nāgarakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands with folded hands, head bowed; tears glisten on his cheeks; his mouth half-open as he begins a hymn, voice trembling; the queen stands slightly behind, mirroring reverence; the deity remains radiant and formidable.

Characters & Entities

• mahīpāla (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in stuti and humility; tears and trembling signify inner transformation upon divine encounter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha’s greatness is reflected in the devotee’s transformed heart—Adhyāya 95 uses bhakti-response as māhātmya evidence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) is modeled as a devotional practice; no formal vrata is specified in this line.