Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अथ तं नारदः प्राह पतमानमधोमुखम् । बाल्यभावादनेन त्वं पातितोऽसि शनैश्चर

Transliteration

atha taṃ nāradaḥ prāha patamānamadhomukham | bālyabhāvādanena tvaṃ pātito'si śanaiścara

Translation

Entonces Nārada le habló mientras caía, con el rostro hacia abajo: “Oh Śanaiścara, por este acto infantil has sido derribado.”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• प्राह: said; spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पतमानम्: (him) who was falling
• पतमानम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘falling’

• अधोमुखम्: down-faced; facing downward
• अधोमुखम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण

• बाल्यभावात्: from (your) childish state; due to childhood
• बाल्यभावात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भावः)

• अनेन: by this; because of this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun)

• पातितः: made to fall; caused to fall
• पातितः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (causative PPP: ‘made to fall’), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• शनैश्चर: O Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śanaiścara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, veena-bearing and serene, addresses the falling Śanaiścara who is inverted; the moment freezes between descent and instruction, emphasizing the power of speech to interpret and redirect destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śanaiścara (Śani)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Immaturity and misuse of power lead to downfall; sage-guidance restores perspective and dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.