Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अहं पुनस्त्वया भीरु नीतोऽवस्थामिमां शुभे

Transliteration

ahaṃ punastvayā bhīru nīto'vasthāmimāṃ śubhe

Translation

Mais moi, ô timide, ô dame de bon augure, c’est par toi que j’ai été conduit à cet état même.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karma (Object in Passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Singular

• punaḥ: However/Again
• punaḥ: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• tvayā: By you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in Passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• bhīru: O timid one
• bhīru: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

• nītaḥ: Led/Brought
• nītaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• avasthām: State/Condition
• avasthām: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• imām: This
• imām: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

Speaker

Kāma (Puṣpaśara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The once-boastful archer now appears shaken, confessing to the timid yet auspicious woman that she has brought him into this state; the emotional pivot is central.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions and associations have consequences; the verse frames accountability within a moral narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual action is prescribed here.