Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दत्त्वार्घ्यं विधिवत्तस्य प्रणिपत्य मुहुर्मुहुः । प्रोवाच रामदेवोऽथ हर्षगद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

dattvārghyaṃ vidhivattasya praṇipatya muhurmuhuḥ | provāca rāmadevo'tha harṣagadgadayā girā

Translation

Habiéndole ofrecido el arghya conforme al rito y postrándose una y otra vez, el Señor Rāma habló entonces con la voz entrecortada por el júbilo.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्ति-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• प्रोवाच: spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-प्र

• रामदेवः: Rāma the lord
• रामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

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

• हर्षगद्गदया: with (a voice) choked with joy
• हर्षगद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; गिरा इति विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (हर्षेण गद्गदा)

• गिरा: with voice/speech
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord offers arghya with ritual precision, then bows repeatedly at Durvāsā’s feet; his voice trembles with joy as he begins to speak; the sage stands composed, receiving honor.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness expresses itself as reverence: honoring the holy with correct rites and heartfelt humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it focuses on the dharmic manner of reception within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse explicitly mentions offering arghya ‘according to rule’ (vidhivat) and repeated praṇipāta (prostration).