Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततश्चिन्ता प्रपन्नः स गत्वा देवपुरोहितम् । पप्रच्छागिरसः पुत्रं विप्रश्रेष्ठं बृहस्पतिम्

Transliteration

tataścintā prapannaḥ sa gatvā devapurohitam | papracchāgirasaḥ putraṃ vipraśreṣṭhaṃ bṛhaspatim

Translation

ನಂತರ ಚಿಂತೆಯಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಕುಲನಾಗಿ ಅವನು ದೇವಪುರೋಹಿತನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ, ಅಙ್ಗಿರಸನ ಪುತ್ರನಾದ ವಿಪ್ರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereafter)

• cintām: anxiety/worry
• cintām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prapannaḥ: having fallen into / having resorted to
• prapannaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past active/PPP in sense ‘having resorted to’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• deva-purohitam: the priest of the gods
• deva-purohitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ purohitaḥ)

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• āgirasaḥ: of Aṅgiras
• āgirasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgirasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vipra-śreṣṭham: best of Brahmins
• vipra-śreṣṭham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viprāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ) विशेषणम्

• bṛhaspatim: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Haṃsa approaches Bṛhaspati with folded hands; Bṛhaspati seated on a high seat with palm-leaf manuscripts, radiating calm authority; attendants or subtle deva motifs in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In distress, one should seek dharmic counsel from a realized teacher rather than act from fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse introduces the consultation that leads to the Camatkārapura kṣetra, later praised in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None yet; the verse sets up the request for a remedy that will later be expressed as pilgrimage, worship, and tapas.