Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कुत आगम्यते विप्र क्व च वा प्रतिगम्यते । क्व चायं नारदमुने कालस्ते विहृतोऽभवत्

Transliteration

kuta āgamyate vipra kva ca vā pratigamyate | kva cāyaṃ nāradamune kālaste vihṛto'bhavat

Translation

Wahai Vipra (Brāhmaṇa), dari manakah engkau datang dan ke manakah engkau akan berangkat kembali? Wahai resi Nārada, di manakah waktumu berlalu dalam pengembaraan?

Word by Word

• kutaḥ: from where
• kutaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutaḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय), अर्थे: 'कस्मात्/कुतः' (from where?)

• āgamyate: is coming / is arrived
• āgamyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is come/arrives)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• kva: where
• kva: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय), देशे (where?)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक/Conjunction)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्प-बोधक/Disjunctive particle)

• pratigamyate: returns / goes back
• pratigamyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati√gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (returns/goes back)

• kva: where
• kva: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक), देशे (where?)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• nāradamune: O sage Nārada
• nāradamune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada + muni (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः (नारदः स मुनिः)

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (your/of you)

• vihṛtaḥ: spent (in recreation)
• vihṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; अर्थे: 'विहृतः' (spent/played)

• abhavat: was / became
• abhavat: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The radiant Sun-god, enthroned in brilliance, addresses the sage Nārada who stands with vīṇā, travel-worn yet serene; the moment is an opening inquiry before a sacred narration.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage’s journey is meaningful when rooted in dharma; the verse frames travel as accountable spiritual practice, not mere movement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tirtha is named in this verse; it introduces Nārada’s travel narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a contextual question initiating the account of pilgrimage and sojourn.