Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपया मम मानसम् । द्रवीभूतं तदा वाक्यमवोचं तं रघूत्तम

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpayā mama mānasam | dravībhūtaṃ tadā vākyamavocaṃ taṃ raghūttama

Translation

ಅವನ ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯ ಕರಗಿತು; ಆಗ ರಘುವಂಶಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾದ ಆ ಮಹನೀಯನಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದೆನು।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मानसम्: mind/heart
• मानसम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• द्रवीभूतम्: softened/melted
• द्रवीभूतम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रवीभू (धातु; द्रव + भू)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘melted/softened’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवोचम्: I spoke
• अवोचम्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तम्: to him/that one
• तम्: Sampradana/Karma (Addressee as object of speaking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रघूत्तम: O best of the Raghus
• रघूत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघूत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: रघु + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (likely the sage speaking in first person; exact identity not stated here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Raghu-line noble/king (rājā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-narrator, moved with compassion, turns toward a noble Raghu-line king near a sacred waterside, beginning a counsel that will lead to charity and worship.

Characters & Entities

• Raghu lineage (Raghu-uttama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion turns spiritual authority into active guidance; dharma is transmitted through empathetic instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it is a narrative transition within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it introduces forthcoming instructions.