Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अथ सा सत्वरं गत्वा निजतातस्य तद्वचः । सत्वरं कथयामास प्रहृष्टवदना सती

Transliteration

atha sā satvaraṃ gatvā nijatātasya tadvacaḥ | satvaraṃ kathayāmāsa prahṛṣṭavadanā satī

Translation

Entonces ella se apresuró a ir a su propio padre y, sin demora, le comunicó aquellas palabras; su rostro, virtuoso, resplandecía de júbilo.

Word by Word

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक (quickly)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• निजतातस्य: of (her) own father
• निजतातस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक

• कथयामास: told/related
• कथयामास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (नामधातु/धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect/परस्मैपद); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• प्रहृष्टवदना: with a delighted face
• प्रहृष्टवदना: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हृष्) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

• सती: the virtuous woman
• सती: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √अस्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/सत्) अर्थे ‘साध्वी/पतिव्रता’

Speaker

Narrator (unspecified; Purāṇic narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A joyful-faced woman hurries along a path to her father, delivering the message; behind her, the sacred pond and trees are hinted, suggesting urgency and auspicious outcome.

Characters & Entities

• Father (tāta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When right counsel is received, acting promptly is itself a dharmic virtue that helps avert greater harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the jalāśaya is being acted upon; its glory is shown by the confidence and joy it inspires.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; it narrates the transmission of instructions leading to washing/bathing at the sacred reservoir.