Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवं चिन्तयमानस्य तस्य विप्रस्य तत्क्षणात् । द्वादशार्कप्रतीकाशः पुरुषः समुपागतः

Transliteration

evaṃ cintayamānasya tasya viprasya tatkṣaṇāt | dvādaśārkapratīkāśaḥ puruṣaḥ samupāgataḥ

Translation

Ketika brāhmaṇa itu berpikir demikian, pada saat itu juga datang seorang pria bercahaya laksana dua belas matahari.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• चिन्तयमानस्य: of (him) thinking
• चिन्तयमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive absolute/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Active Participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव (context: पुं)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विप्रस्य: of the Brahmin
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: at that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् क्षणे)

• द्वादशार्कप्रतीकाशः: shining like twelve suns
• द्वादशार्कप्रतीकाशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + अर्क + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (द्वादशानाम् अर्काणां प्रतीकाशः = like twelve suns)

• पुरुषः: a man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समुपागतः: arrived, came near
• समुपागतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गतिअर्थक—'arrived'

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing, human-shaped figure approaches the immobilized brāhmaṇa; the newcomer’s aura is so intense it resembles twelve suns, casting sharp highlights and long shadows across the sacred terrain.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Puruṣa (radiant person)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a seeker turns inward with sincere concern, help can arise suddenly—portrayed as a luminous, otherworldly visitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds in the Hāṭakeśvara sacred region referenced in the same adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the arrival of a powerful figure, preparing for instruction or protection.