Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो विस्मयमापन्नो गत्वा स्वीयं निकेतनम् । वृतांतं कथयामास लोकानां पुरतोऽखिलम्

Transliteration

tato vismayamāpanno gatvā svīyaṃ niketanam | vṛtāṃtaṃ kathayāmāsa lokānāṃ purato'khilam

Translation

Then, filled with wonder, he went to his own dwelling and recounted the entire occurrence in the presence of the people.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• vismayam: wonder, astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āpannaḥ: having become (filled with)
• āpannaḥ: Karta (State/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-pad (धातु) + āpanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having attained/overcome by’ (with vismayam)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having gone’

• svīyam: his own
• svīyam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying niketanam)

• niketanam: dwelling, home
• niketanam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niketana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vṛtāntam: account, narrative
• vṛtāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kathayāmāsa: told, narrated
• kathayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (णिजन्त from kath) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) प्रयोगः

• lokānām: of the people
• lokānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• purataḥ: in the presence of
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/postposition): ‘in front of’ (governing genitive)

• akhilam: entire, whole
• akhilam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛtāntam)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual narration in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The cowherd returns home, then stands before villagers in an open courtyard, animatedly recounting the miracle; listeners gather in widening circles.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage merit becomes a communal dharmic memory when witnessed and truthfully narrated for the benefit of others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same sacred water-source later identified as Gomukha-tīrtha in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it emphasizes proclamation of the tīrtha’s greatness after experiencing it.