Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

विज्ञाय च कुमारीं तां सवर्णां चारुहासिनीम् । आदरेण गृहं गत्वा स मुनिर्याचितस्ततः

Transliteration

vijñāya ca kumārīṃ tāṃ savarṇāṃ cāruhāsinīm | ādareṇa gṛhaṃ gatvā sa muniryācitastataḥ

Translation

അവൾ സമാനസ്ഥാനമുള്ള, മനോഹരഹാസിനിയായ കുമാരിയെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞ്, അദ്ദേഹം ആദരത്തോടെ (മുനിയുടെ) ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് ചെന്നു; പിന്നെ മുനിയെ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• विज्ञाय: having understood/known
• विज्ञाय: Sambandha (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having understood)

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

• कुमारीम्: the maiden
• कुमारीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ताम्: that (girl)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सवर्णाम्: of similar complexion/appearance
• सवर्णाम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• चारुहासिनीम्: smiling beautifully
• चारुहासिनीम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + हासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—चारुया हासिनी (सुन्दरहासयुक्ता)

• आदरेण: with respect
• आदरेण: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• गृहम्: to the house/home
• गृहम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Sambandha (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having gone)

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

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याचितः: was requested/asked
• याचितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √याच् (धातु) + क्त → याचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

Speaker

First-person narrator within the episode (continuing the protagonist’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The suitor, composed and respectful, approaches an āśrama dwelling after learning the maiden’s maidenhood and suitability; the maiden’s gentle smile is remembered as a motivating charm.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Kumārī (maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attraction is disciplined by dharma: one approaches elders with respect and follows socially sanctioned pathways.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is tīrtha-centered; this verse highlights the āśrama as the dharmic setting for the request.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is detailed yet; it introduces the formal act of requesting (yācñā) that precedes vivāha.