Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

एक एव सुधन्योऽयं चक्रवाको विहंगमः । मुहूर्तमपि योऽभीष्टां न त्यजेच्चक्रवाकिकाम्

Transliteration

eka eva sudhanyo'yaṃ cakravāko vihaṃgamaḥ | muhūrtamapi yo'bhīṣṭāṃ na tyajeccakravākikām

Translation

આ એકલો ચક્રવાક પક્ષી ખરેખર ધન્ય છે; તે એક ક્ષણ માટે પણ પોતાની પ્રિય ચક્રવાકીનો ત્યાગ કરતો નથી.

Word by Word

• एकः: one, single
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सुधन्यः: very fortunate
• सुधन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारय (सु + धन्य)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• चक्रवाकः: cakravāka bird (ruddy goose)
• चक्रवाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakravāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विहंगमः: bird
• विहंगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुहूर्तम्: a moment, a muhūrta
• मुहूर्तम्: Karmapravacanīya/Avadhi (अवधि/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालवाचक (time-expression)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• अभीष्टाम्: desired, beloved
• अभीष्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (desired/beloved)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• त्यजेत्: should abandon/leave
• त्यजेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चक्रवाकिकाम्: female cakravāka (mate)
• चक्रवाकिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakravākikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (reflective statement in the story)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary cakravāka drake stands near lotus-filled water at dusk, gazing unwaveringly toward his mate; the pilgrim-narrator observes, taking the bird’s fidelity as a sign.

Characters & Entities

• cakravāka
• cakravākī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast companionship is praised; in Purāṇic dharma this echoes ideals of loyalty and constancy within righteous household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.