Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

अथ तं चैव विश्रान्तं समालिङ्ग्य मुहुर्मुहुः । प्राकारवर्णनामासौ वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

atha taṃ caiva viśrāntaṃ samāliṅgya muhurmuhuḥ | prākāravarṇanāmāsau vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

Puis, lorsqu’il se fut reposé, il l’embrassa à maintes reprises; et celui qui se nommait Prākāravarṇa prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): 'then/now'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): 'and'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis 'indeed/just'

• viśrāntam: rested
• viśrāntam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śram (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'rested' qualifying tam

• samāliṅgya: having embraced
• samāliṅgya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-liṅg (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having embraced'

• muhuḥ-muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ-muhuḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनरुक्ति: 'again and again'

• prākāra-varṇanā: description of the ramparts
• prākāra-varṇanā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prākāra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: प्राकारस्य वर्णना = description of the rampart/fortifications

• āsa: was
• āsa: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'was'

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

• vākyam: speech, words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; modifies vākyam

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed (narrative particle)
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) used in narration/emphasis

Speaker

Sūta (narrator, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A host named Prākāravarṇa embraces a newly arrived guest repeatedly after the guest has rested; the host then begins a formal speech.

Characters & Entities

• Prākāravarṇa
• Baka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred narratives, recognition, affection, and respectful speech prepare the ground for truth to be revealed and suffering to be resolved.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues to be Kailāsa (from the preceding verses), though not explicitly named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a named speaker and transitions into direct discourse.