Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

चिरायुस्त्वं मया ज्ञातो ह्यतः प्राप्तोऽस्मि तेंऽतिकम्

Transliteration

cirāyustvaṃ mayā jñāto hyataḥ prāpto'smi teṃ'tikam

Translation

Aku mengetahui engkau seorang yang panjang umur; sebab itu aku datang menghadapmu.

Word by Word

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘चिरं आयुः यस्य’ (long-lived)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ज्ञातः: known/recognized
• ज्ञातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव (known/recognized)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/for this reason)

• प्राप्तः: having come/reached
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्त’ = having reached

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तिकम्: near (to you)
• अन्तिकम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (to the vicinity)

Speaker

Unspecified (speaker within the ongoing dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal pilgrim (Indradyumna) respectfully approaches an owl perched near a shrine/forest edge, signaling a mysterious, long-lived witness to sacred history.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One should approach realized or divinely blessed elders for guidance; longevity symbolizes spiritual merit and authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it expresses the motive for seeking counsel.