Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

निवारितैश्च दक्षेण सूचिते विहगाधिपे । कश्यपस्तं समादाय कलशं प्रययौ गृहम्

Transliteration

nivāritaiśca dakṣeṇa sūcite vihagādhipe | kaśyapastaṃ samādāya kalaśaṃ prayayau gṛham

Translation

When Dakṣa restrained them and pointed out the lord of birds, Kaśyapa took up the kalaśa of consecrated water and departed for his home.

Word by Word

• nivāritaiḥ: by those who were restrained / by the restrained (ones)
• nivāritaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; 'having been prevented/restrained' (instrumental plural used with implied agents)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): 'and'

• dakṣeṇa: by Dakṣa
• dakṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sūcite: when indicated
• sūcite: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sūcita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sūc)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'when/after (it was) indicated' (locative absolute with vihagādhipe)

• vihaga-adhipe: in/with regard to the lord of birds
• vihaga-adhipe: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaga (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'lord of birds'

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: that (it/him)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय-भाव; 'having taken up'

• kalaśam: the pot
• kalaśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• prayayau: went forth, departed
• prayayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• gṛham: to (his) home
• gṛham: Gati-Karma (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suparṇa (Suparṇākhya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa restrains the situation and points out the destined lord of birds; Kaśyapa respectfully takes the consecrated kalaśa and departs toward his home/āśrama.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Kaśyapa
• Garuḍa (vihagādhipa)
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine destinies unfold through regulated dharma—restraint, guidance, and rightful transmission of sanctified power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Suparṇa Māhātmya setting remains the narrative frame; this verse focuses on the transmission of the empowered kalaśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Handling and carrying a mantra-empowered kalaśa as a bearer of ritual potency (implicit continuation of consecration rites).