Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नलोचनां ज्ञात्वा किंचित्प्राह हरस्ततः । कोपेन कलुषं वक्त्रं पूर्णचन्द्र समप्रभम्

Transliteration

prasannalocanāṃ jñātvā kiṃcitprāha harastataḥ | kopena kaluṣaṃ vaktraṃ pūrṇacandra samaprabham

Translation

Al ver que sus ojos se habían suavizado, Hara habló un poco. Pero su rostro—resplandeciente como la luna llena—seguía nublado por la ira.

Word by Word

• prasannalocanām: her with calm eyes
• prasannalocanām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (कर्मधारयः)

• jñātvā: having known/realized
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + jñātvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• kiṃcit: a little/somewhat
• kiṃcit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Degree/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाणवाचक/indefinite adverb: 'a little')

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Kartṛ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence/अनन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb; अनन्तर/thereupon)

• kopena: by/with anger
• kopena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• kaluṣam: tainted/darkened
• kaluṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vaktram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vaktram: face/mouth
• vaktram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pūrṇacandra: full moon
• pūrṇacandra: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपद); उपमान (as full-moon)

• samaprabham: having equal radiance (like)
• samaprabham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vaktram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक) / prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः: समा प्रभा यस्य) विशेषण (vaktram)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s eyes soften; Śiva begins to speak. Her moon-bright face still bears a shadow of anger—like a cloud crossing the full moon.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Devī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when the heart begins to soften, lingering anger can veil inner radiance; patience and gentle speech help dissolve it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this verse; it functions as narrative description within the chapter’s tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive and relational, not ritual-instructional.