Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

अथ तां स मुनिर्ज्ञात्वा स्वज्ञानेन स्ववीर्यजाम् । कृपया परयाविष्टो जग्राह च पुपोष च

Transliteration

atha tāṃ sa munirjñātvā svajñānena svavīryajām | kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo jagrāha ca pupoṣa ca

Translation

Then the sage, knowing through his own insight that she was born of his own potency, was filled with deep compassion; he took her in and nurtured her.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थ (then)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

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

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/recognized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• स्वज्ञानेन: by his own knowledge
• स्वज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (one’s own knowledge); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• स्ववीर्यजाम्: born of his own seed
• स्ववीर्यजाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + वीर्य + जा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (born of one’s own virility/seed); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (ताम्)

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• परया: great, supreme
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; विशेषण (कृपया)

• आविष्टः: filled/overcome
• आविष्टः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; भावे/स्थित्यर्थ (being possessed/filled)

• जग्राह: took/accepted
• जग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• पुपोष: nourished/raised
• पुपोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devarātāśrama precinct

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, serene and austere, beholds the infant maiden with inner knowing; his face softens with compassion as he lifts her and begins to nurture her in the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Kṛpā (compassion)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma is shown as compassionate responsibility—knowledge should culminate in protection and nurturing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context continues in the background; this verse focuses on the sage’s dharmic response rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is ethical (kṛpā and guardianship) rather than ritual.