Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तावत्प्राप्तः सदुष्टात्मा सर्वजीवप्रबंधकः । वृंदादेवी भयत्रस्ता हरिकंठे समाश्लिषत्

Transliteration

tāvatprāptaḥ saduṣṭātmā sarvajīvaprabaṃdhakaḥ | vṛṃdādevī bhayatrastā harikaṃṭhe samāśliṣat

Translation

そのとき、あらゆる生きものを虐げる、徹底して邪悪な者が到来した。恐怖に震えたヴリンダー女神は、ハリの首に抱きついた。

Word by Word

• तावत्: then / meanwhile
• तावत्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय (so long/then)

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् with प्र-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सदुष्टात्मा)

• सदुष्टात्मा: a wicked-souled one
• सदुष्टात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-दुष्ट-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; स + दुष्ट + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (दुष्टः आत्मा यस्य सः)

• सर्वजीवप्रबन्धकः: controller/oppressor of all beings
• सर्वजीवप्रबन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-जीव-प्रबन्धक (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + जीव + प्रबन्धक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां जीवानां प्रबन्धकः = controller/tormentor)

• वृन्दादेवी: Goddess Vṛndā
• वृन्दादेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा-देवी (प्रातिपदिक; वृन्दा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (वृन्दा एव देवी)

• भयत्रस्ता: terrified by fear
• भयत्रस्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय-त्रस्त (प्रातिपदिक; भय + त्रस्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; √त्रस्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भयेन त्रस्ता) विशेषणम् (वृन्दादेवी)

• हरिकण्ठे: on Hari’s neck
• हरिकण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; हरि + कण्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरेः कण्ठः)

• समाश्लिषत्: clung to / embraced
• समाश्लिषत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+श्लिष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A menacing figure enters the hermitage boundary—dark, aggressive—while Vṛndā, terrified, throws her arms around Hari’s neck; Hari remains steady, a pillar of protection, halo blazing against the intruder’s shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndādevī
• Hari
• wicked oppressor (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma threatens, taking refuge in the divine (Hari) is the Purāṇic model of protection and restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The incident unfolds in the sanctified hermitage zone of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-region, portrayed as a place where divine refuge becomes accessible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) rather than a formal rite.