Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तथा रसवती सिद्धाः पश्यामो दूरसंस्थिताः । क्षुधाविष्टा गृहस्थानां गृहेषु विविधा नृप

Transliteration

tathā rasavatī siddhāḥ paśyāmo dūrasaṃsthitāḥ | kṣudhāviṣṭā gṛhasthānāṃ gṛheṣu vividhā nṛpa

Translation

De même, ô Roi, de loin nous voyons des mets abondants et savoureux préparés dans les nombreuses demeures des chefs de maison ; pourtant nous demeurons saisis par la faim de bien des façons.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘तथा/also, in that manner’

• रसवती: tasty; full of flavor
• रसवती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (रसवती = रसयुक्ता)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सिद्ध’ (perfected beings)

• पश्यामः: we see
• पश्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दूर: far
• दूर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे उपसर्जन; ‘दूर’ = far (पूर्वपद)

• संस्थिताः: situated; standing
• संस्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘standing/being situated’

• क्षुधा: by hunger; with hunger
• क्षुधा: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे

• आविष्टाः: afflicted; seized
• आविष्टाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √विश् (धातु) → आविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘possessed/afflicted’

• गृहस्थानाम्: of householders
• गृहस्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• गृहेषु: in houses
• गृहेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Māṃsāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa/rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary wanderer (or group) looks from afar at village homes where fragrant meals are being prepared; smoke rises from hearths, but the travelers remain hungry on a dusty road.

Characters & Entities

• rājā (king)
• gṛhastha (householder)
• preta (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering may be intensified by nearness of abundance; therefore, compassion and dharmic support for the departed (through proper rites) is emphasized in Purāṇic ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya by highlighting the urgency of dharma in embodied life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not directly; the imagery naturally aligns with śrāddha, bali, and anna-dāna themes, but no explicit injunction appears in this line.