Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततोऽहं प्रणिपत्योच्चैस्तं देवं देवसंयुतम् । उपविष्टः सभामध्ये व्रीडयाऽवनतः स्थितः

Transliteration

tato'haṃ praṇipatyoccaistaṃ devaṃ devasaṃyutam | upaviṣṭaḥ sabhāmadhye vrīḍayā'vanataḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

ಆಮೇಲೆ ದೇವಗಣಗಳಿಂದ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದ ಆ ದೇವನಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಣಾಮ ಮಾಡಿದೆ; ಸಭಾಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳಿತು ಲಜ್ಜೆಯಿಂದ ತಲೆ ಬಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಇದ್ದೆ।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇi-pat (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय) = gerund; अर्थे ‘प्रणिपत्य’ = having bowed down

• uccaiḥ: aloud / loudly
• uccaiḥ: Sambandha (Manner adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccais (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• deva-saṃyutam: accompanied by gods
• deva-saṃyutam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवैः संयुतः’ = accompanied by gods; ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• upaviṣṭaḥ: seated
• upaviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vi-ṣad (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि ‘उपविष्टः’ = seated

• sabhā-madhye: in the middle of the assembly
• sabhā-madhye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sabhā (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘सभायाः मध्ये’

• vrīḍayā: with shame/modesty
• vrīḍayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• avanataḥ: bowed down
• avanataḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-nata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sthitaḥ: remained
• sthitaḥ: Kriya (State/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि ‘स्थितः’ = remained/stood

Speaker

Narrator (first-person voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya account)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The protagonist prostrates before Brahmā amid a ring of gods; then sits with head bowed, hands folded, body language heavy with shame and surrender.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence includes humility; shame here signals inner recognition of one’s past failings before divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of praṇipāta (prostration) is performed, modeling respectful conduct.