Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य तं देवं प्रहष्टः स विहंगमः । गतः स्वभवनं पश्चादनुज्ञाप्य महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya taṃ devaṃ prahaṣṭaḥ sa vihaṃgamaḥ | gataḥ svabhavanaṃ paścādanujñāpya maheśvaram

Translation

Alors l’oiseau, le cœur exultant, se prosterna devant ce Dieu; et, ayant reçu la permission de Mahādeva (Maheśvara), il retourna ensuite à sa demeure.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriya (Non-finite action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘प्रणम्य’ = having bowed

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

• devam: god
• devam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘तं देवं’

• prahaṣṭaḥ: delighted
• prahaṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) + haṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विशेषण (saḥ vihaṃgamaḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vihaṃgamaḥ: bird
• vihaṃgamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — finite sense ‘went’

• svabhavanam: to his own house
• svabhavanam: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्वं भवनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक) — afterwards

• anujñāpya: having taken leave (after seeking permission)
• anujñāpya: Kriya (Non-finite action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√jñā (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) — णिच्-प्रयोग: ‘अनुज्ञाप्य’ = having obtained permission / having asked leave

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The transformed bird bows low before Mahādeva/Śiva-liṅga; a gesture of blessing/permission is implied; the bird then turns toward the sky-path back to its abode.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee should conclude sacred encounters with humility (praṇāma) and reverence for Śiva’s will (anujñā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It occurs within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context of a Śiva-associated tīrtha; the specific site-name is not stated in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights praṇāma (bowing) and taking leave of the deity.