Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततश्चात्र प्रसुप्तोऽहं पशूनामंतिके नृप

Transliteration

tataścātra prasupto'haṃ paśūnāmaṃtike nṛpa

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം, ഹേ നൃപാ, ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ സമീപത്തുതന്നെ നിദ്രയിൽ ആഴ്ന്നു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/from there'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात) — conjunction

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — 'here'

• प्रसुप्तः: asleep
• प्रसुप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√स्वप् (धातु) → प्रसुप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'having slept/asleep'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम — उत्तमपुरुष, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (I)

• पशूनाम्: of animals/cattle
• पशूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — genitive plural

• अन्तिके: near
• अन्तिके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; 'near'

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (pilgrim)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary traveler/narrator lies down at night near a herd and their shelter; dim moonlight, quiet animals, a sense of impending karmic consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Nṛpa (king)
• Paśu (animals)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse sets a karmic-narrative cause: proximity and circumstance can precipitate suffering, which later becomes the doorway to instruction and protection in the sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The incident is part of the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra māhātmya within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription is stated in this line; it is a narrative detail preparing the next development.