Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततः संबोध्य ते सर्वे तमीशं पवनाशनम् । पूर्ववृत्तैः कथोद्भेदैर्दृष्टांतैर्विविधैरपि

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃbodhya te sarve tamīśaṃ pavanāśanam | pūrvavṛttaiḥ kathodbhedairdṛṣṭāṃtairvividhairapi

Translation

それから彼らは皆、その主—パヴァナーシャナ—を目覚めさせ慰めようとし、往昔の出来事の語り、物語の譬喩、さまざまな例証をもって説き明かした。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from that')

• संबोध्य: having addressed
• संबोध्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्रयोग (gerund/absolutive): 'having addressed/awakened (by speaking)'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ईशम्: the lord
• ईशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition to 'तम्')

• पवनाशनम्: the air-eater (epithet)
• पवनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन + आशन (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'eater of wind' i.e., fasting/air-eating; epithet)

• पूर्ववृत्तैः: with former events
• पूर्ववृत्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ('former events'); साधन (means)

• कथोद्भेदैः: with narrative episodes/turns
• कथोद्भेदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा + उद्भेद (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('developments/turns of story'); साधन

• दृष्टान्तैः: with examples/illustrations
• दृष्टान्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; साधन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies दृष्टान्तैः etc.)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Elder Nāgas encircle Pavanāśana, speaking gently; one gestures as if narrating an ancient tale, another points to a symbolic scene (a lamp, a river, a funeral fire) to illustrate impermanence and duty.

Characters & Entities

• Pavanāśana (epithet/name)
• Nāgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is taught through dṛṣṭānta and remembered precedent; wisdom is offered to transform grief into right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in the verse; it is part of the chapter’s māhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not directly; the verse highlights instruction and consolation as preparatory to dharmic rites.