Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

लज्जानम्रशिराःसोऽथ वृत्तांतं विनिवेद्य च । निनाय तामरण्यानीं शबरस्तं धनंजयम्

Transliteration

lajjānamraśirāḥso'tha vṛttāṃtaṃ vinivedya ca | nināya tāmaraṇyānīṃ śabarastaṃ dhanaṃjayam

Translation

Alors, la tête inclinée de honte, il rapporta les faits et mena Dhanaṃjaya vers la solitude de la forêt; le Śabara (chasseur/homme des tribus) l’emmena avec lui.

Word by Word

• लज्जा-नम्र-शिराः: with head bowed in shame
• लज्जा-नम्र-शिराः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘लज्जया नम्रं शिरो यस्य सः’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account, the matter
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विनिवेद्य: having informed, reporting
• विनिवेद्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विद् (धातु) + नि-वि (उपसर्गौ)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (absolutive), अव्यय; √विद् in causative/denominative sense ‘to inform’ with उपसर्ग नि-वि-

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• निनाय: led, took
• निनाय: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √नी with उपसर्ग नि-

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अरण्यानीम्: to the forest-region
• अरण्यानीम्: Adhikarana (Goal/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्यानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शबरः: the Śabara (tribal man)
• शबरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya
• धनंजयम्: Karma (Object, apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper noun)

Speaker

Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (peripheral forest episode)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śabara, head bowed in shame, narrates the incident and leads Dhanaṃjaya into the deep forest; the path suggests impending recovery of the bone-casket.

Characters & Entities

• Śabara
• Dhanaṃjaya
• araṇya (forest)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Shame can prompt confession; narratively, actions lead one into difficult paths until dharma is restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it is a transitional narrative segment within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.