Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अहं पुनस्त्वया भीरु नीतोऽवस्थामिमां शुभे

Transliteration

ahaṃ punastvayā bhīru nīto'vasthāmimāṃ śubhe

Translation

परंतु हे भीरु, हे शुभे, तूच मला या अवस्थेत आणले आहेस।

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karma (Object in Passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Singular

• punaḥ: However/Again
• punaḥ: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• tvayā: By you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in Passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• bhīru: O timid one
• bhīru: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

• nītaḥ: Led/Brought
• nītaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• avasthām: State/Condition
• avasthām: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• imām: This
• imām: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

Speaker

Kāma (Puṣpaśara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The once-boastful archer now appears shaken, confessing to the timid yet auspicious woman that she has brought him into this state; the emotional pivot is central.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions and associations have consequences; the verse frames accountability within a moral narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual action is prescribed here.