Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सुखस्पर्शं भुजाभ्यां सा शोकवल्लीव लिंगिता । तवालिंगनभावेन पुनरेव भविष्यति

Transliteration

sukhasparśaṃ bhujābhyāṃ sā śokavallīva liṃgitā | tavāliṃganabhāvena punareva bhaviṣyati

Translation

Dipeluk oleh kedua lengannya, dengan sentuhan yang menenteramkan, dia melekat bagaikan sulur duka. Namun oleh kuasa pelukan-Mu, dia akan kembali menjadi dirinya semula.

Word by Word

• सुखस्पर्शम्: pleasant touch
• सुखस्पर्शम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुखस्य स्पर्शः)

• भुजाभ्याम्: with (her) two arms
• भुजाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शोकवल्ली: a creeper of sorrow
• शोकवल्ली: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक + वल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमानार्थे (इव-सहित)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• लिङ्गिता: (was) embraced
• लिङ्गिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिङ्ग् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘आलिङ्गिता/लिङ्गिता’ = embraced

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आलिङ्गनभावेन: by/through the state of embracing
• आलिङ्गनभावेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + लिङ्ग् (धातु) → आलिङ्गन (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आलिङ्गनस्य भावः)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भविष्यति: will become / will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citraśālā (as a sacred locus within the episode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (O King) is addressed in the surrounding narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sorrow-stricken woman clings like a creeper, her embrace both grief-laden and seeking comfort; the moment hints at impending restoration through a powerful embrace.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vṛndādevī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine refuge is not only protection but restoration—contact with the sacred heals grief and re-establishes inner steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the hermitage-centered tīrtha narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where the sacred presence grants protection and renewal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is the transformative grace associated with seeking refuge.