Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शंख उवाच । सत्यमेतद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । फलानि प्रगृहीतानि विजनेऽत्र तवाश्रमे

Transliteration

śaṃkha uvāca | satyametaddvijaśreṣṭha yattvayā parikīrtitam | phalāni pragṛhītāni vijane'tra tavāśrame

Translation

ശംഖൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞത് സത്യമത്രേ. ഈ നിർജനസ്ഥാനത്ത്, നിങ്ങളുടെ ആശ്രമത്തിൽ, ഞാൻ ഫലങ്ങൾ എടുത്തു.”

Word by Word

• शंखः: Śaṅkha
• शंखः: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Pratijñā/Predicate
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominal)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Pratijñā/Predicate complement
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (common), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: has been stated
• परिकीर्तितम्: Pratijñā/Predicate (described)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रगृहीतानि: were taken
• प्रगृहीतानि: Kriya/Predicate (passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि

• विजने: in a lonely place
• विजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Deictic location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (common), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आश्रमे: in (your) hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śaṅkha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkha speaks with folded hands or lowered gaze, admitting the act plainly; Likhita listens, sternness tempered by the opening of compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkha
• Likhita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting wrongdoing is the first step toward purification; dharma values truthfulness and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha context frames the narrative as spiritually consequential.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it prepares for atonement/discipline to restore dharma.