Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

चिरंजीव चिरं नन्द चिरं नंदय बाधवान् । इत्युक्त्वा गाढमालिंग्य मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय तं सुतम्

Transliteration

ciraṃjīva ciraṃ nanda ciraṃ naṃdaya bādhavān | ityuktvā gāḍhamāliṃgya mūrdhni cāghrāya taṃ sutam

Translation

‘ചിരഞ്ജീവിയായിരിക്ക, ദീർഘകാലം ആനന്ദിക്ക, ദീർഘകാലം ബന്ധുക്കൾക്ക് ആനന്ദം നൽകുക’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു അവൾ മകനെ ഗാഢമായി ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്തു, അവന്റെ ശിരസ്സിനെ ചുംബിച്ചു (ഘ്രാണിച്ചു).

Word by Word

• चिरंजीव: live long
• चिरंजीव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + जीव (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नन्द: O Nanda / O dear one
• नन्द: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• चिरम्: long
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• नन्दय: make (others) rejoice
• नन्दय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• बाधवान्: the afflicted ones
• बाधवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; (कर्मपद—सम्बोधितस्य प्रति)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• गाढम्: tightly
• गाढम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: firmly)

• आलिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• आलिङ्ग्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लिङ्ग् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• आघ्राय: having smelled
• आघ्राय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī embraces the child tightly, speaks repeated ‘ciraṃ…’ blessings, and kisses/smells the crown of his head; the child’s aura softens into warm gold; attendants look on with devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Kārttikeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Blessing and affectionate protection are sacred acts; dharma is sustained through goodwill toward family and community.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benedictory moment (āśīrvāda) within the narrative.