Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

ततः सा लज्जिता दृष्ट्वा पितरं स्नेहवत्सलम् । प्रणिपत्य पुनःप्राह योगिनीमध्यसंस्थिता

Transliteration

tataḥ sā lajjitā dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ snehavatsalam | praṇipatya punaḥprāha yoginīmadhyasaṃsthitā

Translation

Alors, saisie de pudeur en voyant son père tout empli d’affection, elle se prosterna et parla de nouveau, assise au milieu des yoginīs.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरक्रम (then)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लज्जिता: ashamed; embarrassed
• लज्जिता: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lajjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) √लज्ज्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्नेहवत्सलम्: affectionate; full of love
• स्नेहवत्सलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्नेहे वत्सलः)

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇi-√pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• योगिनीमध्यसंस्थिता: situated among the yoginīs
• योगिनीमध्यसंस्थिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoginī (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) √स्था with सम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगिनीनां मध्ये संस्थिता)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating events)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young woman among yoginīs lowers herself in full prostration before her affectionate father; the yoginīs sit in a semicircle, witnessing; the father’s posture is gentle, blessing-like.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence and humility (praṇipāta, lajjā) restore harmony and keep discourse rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is explicitly named in this narrative verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes an act of respectful bowing rather than a formal ritual.