Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दीनं सत्यं च पार्वती । पश्चात्तापसमोपेता ततः प्रोवाच सुप्रियम्

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā dīnaṃ satyaṃ ca pārvatī | paścāttāpasamopetā tataḥ provāca supriyam

Translation

Entendant ses paroles, humbles et véridiques, Pārvatī, saisie de repentir, s’adressa ensuite avec bonté à son bien-aimé.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tat-vacanam: that statement
• tat-vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (वचन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = 'तस्याः वचनम्/तत् वचनम्' (that speech)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'श्रुत्वा' = having heard

• dīnam: pitiable
• dīnam: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (दीन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (wretched/pitiable) — अत्र 'वचनम्' विशेषणम्

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (सत्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (true) — 'वचनम्' विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paścāt-tāpa-samopetā: filled with remorse
• paścāt-tāpa-samopetā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścāt (पश्चात् अव्यय) + tāpa (ताप प्रातिपदिक) + samupeta (समुपेत कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = 'पश्चात्तापेन समुपेता' (endowed with remorse)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक) = thereafter

• provāca: said
• provāca: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'प्रोवाच' = spoke

• supriyam: to Supriya
• supriyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: supriya (सुप्रिय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नाम/विशेष्य) 'सुप्रियम्' = to Supriya (proper name)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, continuing the story)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, hearing the humble truthful plea, feels remorse and speaks gently—her expression soft, posture relaxed, aura shifting from stern to compassionate.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Tilottamā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful, humble speech can transform even divine anger into compassion—repentance restores dharmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The plot is about to introduce Rūpatīrtha, where grace becomes accessible through pilgrimage and bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual here; it narrates the inner rite of paścāttāpa (repentance) preceding outward sacred acts.