Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तन्मातरं पुरस्कृत्वा तत्सकाशमुपागताः । स च तां मातरं दृष्ट्वा वृतां तैश्च समन्वितः

Transliteration

tanmātaraṃ puraskṛtvā tatsakāśamupāgatāḥ | sa ca tāṃ mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛtāṃ taiśca samanvitaḥ

Translation

Plaçant leur mère en tête, ils vinrent en sa présence. Et lui, voyant cette mère entourée et accompagnée d’eux, remarqua leur approche.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (their)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (qualifying मातरम्)

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्वा: having put (her) in front
• पुरस्कृत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा), ‘अग्रे कृत्वा’ (having placed in front)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (qualifying सकाशम्)

• सकाशम्: to the presence/near
• सकाशम्: Adhikarana (Goal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition-like), ‘निकटम्’ (near/to the presence of)

• उपागताः: came/approached
• उपागताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु) → उपागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (past active participle used finitely), ‘आगताः’ (came)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ताम् इति सर्वनामस्य विशेष्य

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा), ‘दर्शयित्वा/दृष्ट्वा’ (having seen)

• वृताम्: surrounded
• वृताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), ‘आवृताम्/परिवृताम्’

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• समन्वितः: accompanied/associated
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि/अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), ‘युक्तः/सहितः’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of defeated Dānavas advances toward Vṛtra’s presence, placing their mother at the front; the mother appears weary, the sons clustered protectively behind, conveying urgency and supplication.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Mother of the Dānavas
• Vṛtra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In संकट (crisis), communities seek shelter through humility and appeal to elders, showing the Purāṇic stress on refuge (śaraṇāgati) and counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative transition within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse sets the scene for dialogue and petition.