Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

आगत्य लक्ष्मणं शीघ्रं प्रीत्योवाच क्षुधाऽकुलः

Transliteration

āgatya lakṣmaṇaṃ śīghraṃ prītyovāca kṣudhā'kulaḥ

Translation

वे शीघ्र लक्ष्मण के पास आए और भूख से व्याकुल होते हुए भी प्रेमपूर्वक बोले।

Word by Word

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having come'

• लक्ष्मणं: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/Instrument (Manner/Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• क्षुधा: by hunger
• क्षुधा: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुध्/क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अकुलः: agitated, distressed
• अकुलः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the speaker, Durvāsā)

Speaker

Agastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā strides toward Lakṣmaṇa, face composed in cordiality yet eyes sharp with hunger-driven urgency; Lakṣmaṇa remains poised, sensing danger.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A guest’s need creates urgency; dharma requires sensitivity to time and circumstance, especially when dealing with potent ascetics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it is a narrative lead-in to the Sahasradhārā tīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the situation implies prompt hospitality (feeding the hungry guest).