Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एवं चित्ते समाधाय वसिष्ठं मुनिपुंगवम् । पुरोधसं समाहूय ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्

Transliteration

evaṃ citte samādhāya vasiṣṭhaṃ munipuṃgavam | purodhasaṃ samāhūya tataḥ provāca sādaram

Translation

Habiendo así resuelto en su corazón, mandó llamar a Vasiṣṭha, el toro entre los sabios—su sacerdote real (purohita)—y entonces le habló con reverencia.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• चित्ते: in (his) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• समाधाय: having composed/fixed
• समाधाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having fixed/placed’

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the best of sages
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Apposition (Viśeṣaṇa/सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां पुंगवः = best of sages)

• पुरोधसम्: the family priest
• पुरोधसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• समाहूय: having called/summoned
• समाहूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having summoned’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/from that point)

• प्रोवाच: said; spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया (accusative used adverbially)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, after inward resolve, sends attendants to invite Vasiṣṭha; the sage arrives with calm radiance; the king rises and offers respectful greeting.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action begins with inner resolve and seeking guidance from a realized teacher (guru/purohita).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces the consultation; the specific tīrtha is asked about in the next verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it frames a forthcoming inquiry about tapas and tīrtha.