Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य तं मूर्ध्ना कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । प्रोवाच मधुरं वाक्यं विनयेन समन्वि तः

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya taṃ mūrdhnā kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ vinayena samanvi taḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် သူသည် ခေါင်းဖြင့် ဦးညွှတ်ပူဇော်ကာ လက်အုပ်ချီ၍ ရပ်နေ하였다။ ပြီးလျှင် ယဉ်ကျေးနှိမ့်ချမှုနှင့် ပြည့်စုံသော ချိုမြိန်သည့် စကားကို ပြော하였다။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणम्य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मूर्ध्ना: with (his) head
• मूर्ध्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands joined in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः यस्य (बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषणप्रयोगः) / अथवा कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः (कर्मधारय); ‘स्थितः’ इत्यस्य कर्तृविशेषणम्

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्यक्रिया-स्थाने ‘stood’

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मधुरम्: sweet
• मधुरम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana/Prakara (Means/Manner/करण-प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/भावेन

• समन्वितः: endowed (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration; Rohitāśva’s gesture described)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Satyānāmikā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rohitāśva stands with folded hands, head bowed; the sage stands calmly; the moment is intimate and quiet, with attendants respectfully withdrawn.

Characters & Entities

• Rohitāśva
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (praṇāma) and humble speech are themselves dharma; they prepare the seeker to receive sacred instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action unfolds in the Ayodhyā context of the Adhyāya, a sacred city connected to the Sarayū region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral prescription is implied: greet and honor sages with añjali, bowing, and respectful speech.