Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

ततश्च प्रणतो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच सः

Transliteration

tataśca praṇato bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca saḥ

Translation

Then, bowing down in reverence, he spoke these words.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रणतः: bowed, prostrated
• प्रणतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = bowed down

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having become)

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (narration frame; the next verse begins Yakṣma’s speech)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The frail blue-clad figure lowers himself with difficulty into a bow, staff angled beside him, facing the presiding elder of the rite.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence precede dharmic instruction; bowing prepares one to speak truthfully and receive guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is a narrative transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly here; it introduces the forthcoming instruction related to yajña and satisfaction (tarpaṇa).