Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे प्राप्ते स तदा रघुनंदनः । यदा विरोधमापन्नः सार्धं सौमित्रिणा सह

Transliteration

anyasmindivase prāpte sa tadā raghunaṃdanaḥ | yadā virodhamāpannaḥ sārdhaṃ saumitriṇā saha

Translation

ໃນອີກມື້ໜຶ່ງ ພຣະຣາມ ຜູ້ເປັນທາຍາດແຫ່ງຣາຄຸ ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ໄດ້ເກີດການຂັດແຍ້ງ ພ້ອມກັບ ສໍມິຕຣີ (ລັກສະມະນະ)—

Word by Word

• अन्यस्मिन्: on another
• अन्यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (दिवसे)

• दिवसे: day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had come/arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (locative absolute)

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyavisheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• रघुनन्दनः: descendant/son of Raghu (Rāma)
• रघुनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रघोः नन्दनः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriyavisheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative temporal)

• विरोधम्: conflict, quarrel
• विरोधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आपन्नः: had fallen into, had entered
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• सौमित्रिणा: with Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa)
• सौमित्रिणा: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमित्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transitional narrative frame: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in a moment of disagreement, poised for movement; the day-change is shown by shifting light, suggesting the story is about to pivot to a decisive sacred act.

Characters & Entities

• Raghunandana (Rāma)
• Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often distinguish times and events to preserve truth; conflicts are framed as preludes to devotion and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same sacred region of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context, where subsequent acts of devotion (pratiṣṭhā) are about to be narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the time-marker for the forthcoming account.