Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ममापि दर्शनादन्यन्न किंचिद्विद्यते गुरु । कृत्यं लक्ष्मण यावत्त्वमन्यन्मूढ़ प्रकत्थसे

Transliteration

mamāpi darśanādanyanna kiṃcidvidyate guru | kṛtyaṃ lakṣmaṇa yāvattvamanyanmūḍha़ prakatthase

Translation

હે ગુરુ, મારા માટે પણ દર્શનથી વધીને બીજું કશું નથી. લક્ષ્મણ, તું મૂઢ બની અન્ય વાતોનું ગર્વથી વર્ણન કરતો રહે છે; તો કહો—શું કરવું જોઈએ?

Word by Word

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• darśanāt: from (my) seeing; from (my) audience
• darśanāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Abl. 5), एकवचन

• anyat: other
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (kiṃcit) विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Kartā (Grammatical subject of vidyate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: anything)

• vidyate: exists; is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु; √विद् 'to be found/know')
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग (exists/is found)

• guru: O venerable one
• guru: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Voc. 8), एकवचन

• kṛtyam: duty; what must be done
• kṛtyam: Karman (Object implied/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'to-be-done duty'

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as; while
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत् = 'as long as/while'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• anyat: something else
• anyat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mūḍha: O fool; deluded one
• mūḍha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय from muh)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• prakatthase: you boast; you prattle
• prakatthase: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prakatth (धातु; प्र + कथ्/कथय्—'to boast')
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Rāma (contextual deduction: addressing Lakṣmaṇa about Durvāsā at the door)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā insists that nothing matters except immediate meeting; he rebukes Lakṣmaṇa and demands a concrete plan—what must be done now.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Durvāsā (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It prioritizes dharma over pride: immediate reverence to a visiting sage outweighs all other concerns.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it functions as narrative support within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it points to proper reception (darśana and respectful engagement) rather than a formal vow or rite.