Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अथ गत्वा समुद्रांतं स्तूयमानो दिवालयैः । पिपासाकुलितोऽतीव सर्वान्देवानुवाच ह

Transliteration

atha gatvā samudrāṃtaṃ stūyamāno divālayaiḥ | pipāsākulito'tīva sarvāndevānuvāca ha

Translation

Luego, al llegar a la orilla del océano, alabado por los moradores del cielo, y muy afligido por la sed, habló a todos los dioses.

Word by Word

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having gone’

• समुद्रान्तम्: to the seashore
• समुद्रान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘end/shore of the sea’)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (‘being praised’)

• दिवालयैः: by the celestial beings
• दिवालयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• पिपासाकुलितः: tormented by thirst
• पिपासाकुलितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिपासा + आकुलित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘distressed by thirst’)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with देवान्)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अनुवाच: addressed/spoke to
• अनुवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Samudra-tīra (unnamed here)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the shoreline, the ṛṣi stands or sits near waves, visibly parched; celestial beings hover above, hands in añjali, singing praise; the gods stand around listening as the ṛṣi prepares to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Heavenly beings (divālayāḥ)
• Devas
• Ocean shore

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted sages act within embodied limits (thirst), yet transform circumstance into dharmic action witnessed and praised by the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The glorified setting is the ocean-boundary locale within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative; the verse does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; it narrates arrival at the shore and the ensuing address to the gods.