Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

असकृत्प्रोच्यमानोऽपि यदा गच्छति नैव सः । तदा संप्रेषयामास उद्दालकमथारुणिम्

Transliteration

asakṛtprocyamāno'pi yadā gacchati naiva saḥ | tadā saṃpreṣayāmāsa uddālakamathāruṇim

Translation

Walau berkali-kali didesak, dia tetap tidak mahu pergi; maka Śākalya pun mengutus Uddālaka, putera Aruṇi.

Word by Word

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• असकृत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (repeatedly)

• प्रोच्यमानः: being told
• प्रोच्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → procyamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त—शानच् (present passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘being told/being addressed’

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even/though)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (indeed/just)

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• संप्रेषयामास: sent forth
• संप्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उद्दालकम्: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uddālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — person sent

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• आरुणिम्: Āruṇi
• आरुणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āruṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — apposition to ‘uddālakam’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śākalya, after repeated requests, chooses and dispatches Uddālaka Āruṇi; the chosen disciple stands ready, others look relieved.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Uddālaka
• Āruṇi
• śiṣya (disciple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When duty is obstructed by obstinacy, a responsible teacher ensures the required service is fulfilled through an able disciple.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative scaffolding within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it records the act of dispatching Uddālaka.