Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

नातिदूरे ततस्तस्य विनयेन समन्वितः । उपविष्टो धरापृष्ठे कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः

Transliteration

nātidūre tatastasya vinayena samanvitaḥ | upaviṣṭo dharāpṛṣṭhe kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

Then, not far from him, endowed with humility, he sat upon the earth and remained with hands joined in reverence (añjali).

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Kriya-nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अतिदूरे: too far away
• अतिदूरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati-dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative/accusative adverbial usage)

• ततः: thereafter/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (from there/thereafter)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• समन्वितः: endowed (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anvi-√i (इ धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उपविष्टः/स्थितः)

• उपविष्टः: seated
• उपविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√viś (विश् धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि (having sat down)

• धरापृष्ठे: on the surface of the earth
• धरापृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः पृष्ठम्)

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + añjali + puṭa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः यस्य) विशेषणम् (स्थितः/रामः)

• स्थितः: remained/was (staying)
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि (having remained/standing)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma sits on the bare earth near Agastya, hands joined, eyes lowered in humility; the hermitage is quiet—fire, kusa grass, water-pot, and trees framing a contemplative pause.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (implied)
• Agastya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence is shown through posture, proximity, and restraint—outer humility supports inner receptivity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The āśrama setting functions as a living tīrtha where humility and devotion are practiced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sitting on the ground near the guru/ṛṣi and holding añjali (joined palms) as a devotional observance.