Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

शिशिरे च सरोजानि विकासं प्रापुरेव हि । ववौ च सुरभिर्वायुर्दाक्षिणात्यः सुकामदः

Transliteration

śiśire ca sarojāni vikāsaṃ prāpureva hi | vavau ca surabhirvāyurdākṣiṇātyaḥ sukāmadaḥ

Translation

ಶಿಶಿರ ಋತುವಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಮಲಗಳು ಅರಳಿದವು; ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದ ಸುಗಂಧಿತ ಗಾಳಿ ಬೀಸಿ, ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹರ್ಷಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಕಾಮಭಾವವನ್ನು ಜಾಗೃತಗೊಳಿಸಿತು।

Word by Word

• śiśire: in the winter season
• śiśire: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; कालवाचक (time-locative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarojāni: lotuses
• sarojāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saroja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• vikāsam: blooming, opening
• vikāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• prāpur: attained, reached
• prāpur: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 3rd person plural; परस्मैपद

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle indicating reason/assurance)

• vavau: blew
• vavau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• surabhiḥ: fragrant
• surabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: surabhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• dākṣiṇātyaḥ: southern
• dākṣiṇātyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dākṣiṇātya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण

• sukāmadaḥ: granting good desires
• sukāmadaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-kāma-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः (तत्पुरुष) = su (सु) + kāma (काम) + da (द, ‘giver’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A winter lakeside where lotus ponds bloom unexpectedly; soft southern breeze ripples the water; pilgrims’ hermitage nearby; atmosphere of fragrant, sensuous auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Lotuses (Saroja)
• Southern wind (Dakṣiṇātya vāyu)
• Vasanta (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine forces operate, ordinary patterns can shift; the world’s rhythms in Purāṇas often mirror inner temptation and spiritual trial.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The atmosphere is described around the waterside where Jābāli stays; the tīrtha name is not given here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on the transformed natural environment.