Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता गौतमोऽपि महामुनिः । आजगाम स्वयं तत्र पुत्रदर्शनलालसः

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā gautamo'pi mahāmuniḥ | ājagāma svayaṃ tatra putradarśanalālasaḥ

Translation

Après un long temps, le grand sage Gautama vint lui-même en ce lieu, brûlant du désir de revoir son fils.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कालवाचक (thereafter)

• कालेन: with time; after some time
• कालेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• महता: great; long
• महता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of कालेन)

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also)

• महामुनिः: great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Agentive emphasis/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः कर्तृत्वबोधक (by oneself)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• पुत्रदर्शनलालसः: eager to see his son
• पुत्रदर्शनलालसः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (पुत्रस्य दर्शनं तस्मिन् लालसः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of गौतमः)

Speaker

Narrative voice

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama, aged and radiant with ascetic power, walks into the sacred grove/ashram, staff in hand, eyes softened by longing to see his son; attendants or deer pause as he arrives.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ascetic narratives affirm human dharma—parental concern and reunion occur within sacred striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “there” refers to the Hāṭakeśvara-associated sacred locale within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it narrates Gautama’s arrival motivated by affection and concern.