Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततःप्रभृति सोऽतीव तस्य शुश्रूषणे रतः । रंजयामास तच्चित्तं परिचर्यापरायणः

Transliteration

tataḥprabhṛti so'tīva tasya śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ | raṃjayāmāsa taccittaṃ paricaryāparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

അന്നുമുതൽ അവൻ അത്യന്തം ഭക്തിയോടെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ശുശ്രൂഷയിൽ ലീനനായി; പരിചര്യയിൽ പരായണനായി ഗുരുവിന്റെ മനസ്സ് ആനന്ദിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः-प्रभृति: from then on
• ततः-प्रभृति: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (indeclinable compound), कालवाचक (temporal) = ‘from then onwards’

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

• अतीव: very much
• अतीव: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तीव्रता/अतिशय (intensifier adverb)

• तस्य: of him (his)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine/any), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular)

• शुश्रूषणे: in service / in attendance
• शुश्रूषणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• रतः: devoted
• रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम/र (धातु) + क्त → रत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular); कर्तृ-विशेषण (devoted/engaged)

• रंजयामास: pleased / delighted
• रंजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रञ्ज् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + लिट्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) = ‘made pleased’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun) used adjectivally, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular); ‘चित्तम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• परिचर्या-परायणः: wholly devoted to service
• परिचर्या-परायणः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिचर्या (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष (परिचर्यायां परायणः) = ‘wholly devoted to service’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The initiated disciple attends the guru: preparing water, arranging seats, gathering bilva and flowers, fanning, and listening—while the guru’s face shows quiet satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Nimbaśuca (muni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady service (śuśrūṣā/paricaryā) is itself a dharmic practice that purifies and earns the teacher’s inner approval.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical observance is implied: daily, devoted service to one’s guru as part of a Śaiva life of discipline.