Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा गतः सोऽथ कल्पग्रामं मुनीश्वरः । दुःशीलोऽपि तथा चक्रे यत्तेन समुदाहृतम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā gataḥ so'tha kalpagrāmaṃ munīśvaraḥ | duḥśīlo'pi tathā cakre yattena samudāhṛtam

Translation

Setelah berkata demikian, sang maharsi, tuan di antara para resi, pun pergi ke Kalpagrāma. Duḥśīla juga melakukan tepat seperti yang telah dinasihatkan olehnya.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकालार्थे (gone)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./particle)

• kalpa-grāmam: to Kalpagrāma
• kalpa-grāmam: Gati-Karma (Destination object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (नामधेय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• muni-īśvaraḥ: lord of sages
• muni-īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (मुनीनां ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• duḥ-śīlaḥ: ill-natured
• duḥ-śīlaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥ (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (दुष्टं शीलं यस्य/दुष्शीलः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: concessive)

• tathā: so/accordingly
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• cakre: did/performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद-रूपेण आत्मनेपदवत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी धातोः लिट्-रूपम् (perfect)

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• samudāhṛtam: declared/mentioned
• samudāhṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-ā-√hṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (stated/uttered)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta’s narration continues in surrounding verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalpagrāma (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame, not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable muni departs after instructing a morally troubled man; the muni walks toward a sacred village (Kalpagrāma) while the man begins the instructed observance with humility.

Characters & Entities

• Kalpagrāma
• Durvāsā
• Duḥśīla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress is shown through faithful follow-through—doing what is taught, not merely hearing it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kalpagrāma is named as a destination tied to the sage’s movement within the tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Carrying out the prescribed temple completion and offerings exactly as instructed.