Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

न जानंति च संक्षोभं तथा शकुनजं हृदि । अन्योन्यस्पर्द्धया सर्वा गीतनृत्यपरायणाः

Transliteration

na jānaṃti ca saṃkṣobhaṃ tathā śakunajaṃ hṛdi | anyonyasparddhayā sarvā gītanṛtyaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

ນາງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນບໍ່ຮູ້ເຖິງຄວາມປັ່ນປ່ວນໃນໃຈນາງ ຫຼືຄວາມຫວັ່ນໄຫວຈາກລາງບອກ; ພາກັນແຂ່ງຂັນ ແລະອຸທິດຕົນໃຫ້ແກ່ການຮ້ອງເພງແລະຟ້ອນລຳທັງຫມົດ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• जानन्ति: know/notice
• जानन्ति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• संक्षोभम्: agitation
• संक्षोभम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘also/likewise’

• शकुनजम्: arising from omens/birds
• शकुनजम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शकुन + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: शकुनात् जातम्; विशेषणम् (संक्षोभम्)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अन्योन्यस्पर्द्धया: by mutual rivalry
• अन्योन्यस्पर्द्धया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य + स्पर्द्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): अन्योन्यस्य स्पर्द्धा; करण/हेतु-भावे

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवस्त्रियः implied)

• गीतनृत्यपरायणाः: devoted to singing and dancing
• गीतनृत्यपरायणाः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीत + नृत्य + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/उपपदभाव): गीतनृत्ये परायणाः = तत्र निष्ठाः

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cluster of celestial women absorbed in song and dance, faces turned toward one another in playful rivalry, while the central woman stands slightly apart, troubled; the contrast is the focal point.

Characters & Entities

• śakuna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer celebration can overlook inner warning signs; dharma calls for attentiveness to both auspiciousness and conscience.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya section within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse contrasts festive action with unrecognized, omen-born inner disturbance.