Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततः कामपरीतांगः सोवतीर्य धरातलम् । विमानान्मधुरैर्वाक्यैस्तामुवाच कृतांजलिः

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmaparītāṃgaḥ sovatīrya dharātalam | vimānānmadhurairvākyaistāmuvāca kṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Alors, le corps envahi par le désir, il descendit du vimāna sur la terre; puis, les mains jointes en hommage, il lui adressa de douces paroles.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-बोधक अव्यय (adverb)

• कामपरीताङ्गः: whose body was overcome by desire
• कामपरीताङ्गः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + परीत (कृदन्त-क्त) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—कामेन परीतम् अङ्गम् यस्य (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) → अवतीर्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-अर्थे) अव्यय-कृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having descended)

• धरातलम्: to the ground
• धरातलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विमानात्: from the aerial car
• विमानात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• मधुरैः: sweet
• मधुरैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यैः इति विशेष्य)

• वाक्यैः: with words
• वाक्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands folded
• कृताञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—कृतः अञ्जलिः येन (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; dialogue introduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial figure descends from a radiant vimāna into a forest clearing; he stands on earth with hands joined, speaking sweetly to the moon-faced maiden.

Characters & Entities

• Citrāṅgada (implied)
• kanyā (unnamed here)
• vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when approaching with outward reverence, desire (kāma) can distort intention; dharma requires inner restraint as well as polite speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; the immediate verse focuses on narrative action rather than naming a tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a dialogue episode within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya context.