Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

ततः स पार्थिवस्तूर्णं वसिष्ठं मुनिपुंगवम् । समाहूयाब्रवीद्वाक्यं दूरस्थो विनयान्वितः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa pārthivastūrṇaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ munipuṃgavam | samāhūyābravīdvākyaṃ dūrastho vinayānvitaḥ

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະຣາຊານັ້ນໄດ້ເຊີນພຣະວະສິດຖະ ມຸນີຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດ ມາຢ່າງຮວດເລັວ; ແລ້ວຢືນຢູ່ໄກດ້ວຍຄວາມນອບນ້ອມ ແລະເວົ້າຖ້ອຍຄຳເຫຼົ່ານີ້।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शीघ्रार्थक (adverb: quickly)

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘मुनिषु पुंगवः’ = ‘bull among sages’

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having summoned’

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दूरस्थः: standing at a distance
• दूरस्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूरस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दूरे स्थितः’

• विनयान्वितः: endowed with humility
• विनयान्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘विनयेन अन्वितः’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands at a respectful distance before Vasiṣṭha, hands folded; Vasiṣṭha sits serene like a flame of tapas; the space between them visually encodes impurity and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• king (rājā/pārthiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True repentance expresses itself as humility and reverence toward dharma-teachers before seeking remedies for sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is detailed here; it narrates the proper approach to a sage prior to receiving prāyaścitta.