Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

नारदोऽपि तमादाय वालकं कृपयान्वितः । चमत्कारपुरं गत्वा याज्ञवल्क्याय चार्पयत्

Transliteration

nārado'pi tamādāya vālakaṃ kṛpayānvitaḥ | camatkārapuraṃ gatvā yājñavalkyāya cārpayat

Translation

Ému de compassion, Nārada prit l’enfant avec lui ; puis, se rendant à Camatkārapura, il le confia à Yājñavalkya.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक/समुच्चयार्थक (also)

• तम्: him / that (boy)
• तम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya (Gerundial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+दा (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्यय (absolutive in -lyaP), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• वालकम्: the boy
• वालकम्: Karman (Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अप्पोजिशन

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदः)

• चमत्कारपुरम्: the city of Camatkāra
• चमत्कारपुरम्: Karman (Goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (camatkārasya puram)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• याज्ञवल्क्याय: to Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्याय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अर्पयत्: presented / handed over
• अर्पयत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; in this frame Sūta is the overarching speaker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, compassionate, carries or leads the boy and arrives at Camatkārapura; he respectfully hands the child to sage Yājñavalkya in an āśrama setting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yājñavalkya
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and responsible guardianship are upheld as dharma, especially in protecting the vulnerable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; this verse mentions Camatkārapura as a narrative location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes the transfer of care/discipleship to a sage.