Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सदा घूर्णितनेत्रश्च तयोर्देहमुपाविशत् । दिव्यासवैर्दिव्यगंधैर्वस्त्रमाल्यादिभिस्तथा

Transliteration

sadā ghūrṇitanetraśca tayordehamupāviśat | divyāsavairdivyagaṃdhairvastramālyādibhistathā

Translation

Les yeux sans cesse tournoyants, il pénétra dans leurs corps. Et là se trouvaient des vins célestes, des parfums divins, ainsi que vêtements, guirlandes et autres délices.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• घूर्णित-नेत्रः: one whose eyes were rolling
• घूर्णित-नेत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घूर्णित (कृदन्त, √घूर्ण्/घूर्ण् धातु) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (having rolling/whirling eyes)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्विवचन, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपाविशत्: entered/possessed
• उपाविशत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विश् (धातु) उप-आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• दिव्य-आसवैः: with divine liquors/essences
• दिव्य-आसवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दिव्य-गन्धैः: with divine fragrances
• दिव्य-गन्धैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वस्त्र-माल्य-आदिभिः: with garments, garlands, and the like
• वस्त्र-माल्य-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘and the like’

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/also)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāma with rolling, restless eyes, an aura of enchantment, moving into the embodied sphere of the couple; the environment fills with divine perfumes, garlands, fine garments, and intoxicating celestial drink.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma
• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays the intoxicating force of sensuality and the need for discernment (viveka) in spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.