Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अथ तं श्रांतमालोक्य कूरबुद्धिं महीपतिः । प्रगृह्य पादयोर्वेगाद्भ्रामयामास पुष्करे

Transliteration

atha taṃ śrāṃtamālokya kūrabuddhiṃ mahīpatiḥ | pragṛhya pādayorvegādbhrāmayāmāsa puṣkare

Translation

Alors, voyant cet homme à l’esprit obtus épuisé, le roi le saisit par les pieds et, d’un élan puissant, le fit tournoyer dans l’eau remplie de lotus.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse connector/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (discourse particle: “then/now”)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• श्रान्तम्: tired
• श्रान्तम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; श्रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (accusative agreeing with तम्)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• कूरबुद्धिम्: (him) of dull intellect
• कूरबुद्धिम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूर (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (कूरा बुद्धिः यस्य/या) — here as accusative epithet of ‘tam’

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महेः पति:)

• प्रगृह्य: having seized
• प्रगृह्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seized)

• पादयोः: of (his) feet
• पादयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Gen./Loc. dual); here षष्ठी (of the feet)

• वेगात्: with force
• वेगात्: Hetu (Cause/means nuance/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular: “from/with force”)

• भ्रामयामास: whirled (him) around
• भ्रामयामास: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative perfect: “caused to whirl”)

• पुष्करे: in the lake (Puṣkara)
• पुष्करे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (puṣkariṇī/lotus-pond)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the edge of a lotus-filled pond, the king grips the opponent by the feet and whirls him in a wide arc; lotus petals scatter, water rings ripple outward.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara (as a lotus-pond/waters; could also denote the sacred Puṣkara depending on broader context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Strength employed for protection is praised in Purāṇic dharma, but it must be guided by discernment rather than mere rage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The word “puṣkare” may indicate a lotus-pond/sacred waters; this verse alone does not conclusively identify the renowned Puṣkara-tīrtha without broader chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative action in/near sacred water.