Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः स प्रातरुत्थाय कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः । तं मुनिं प्रणिपत्योच्चैरनुज्ञाप्य मुहु र्मुहुः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa prātarutthāya kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ | taṃ muniṃ praṇipatyoccairanujñāpya muhu rmuhuḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେ ପ୍ରଭାତେ ଉଠି ପୂର୍ବାହ୍ନର ନିତ୍ୟକ୍ରିୟା ସମାପ୍ତ କରି, ସେ ମୁନିଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି ଭକ୍ତିସହିତ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ବିଦାୟର ଅନୁମତି ମାଗିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

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

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (in the morning)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु) → उत्थाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having risen)

• कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः: who had performed the morning rites
• कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + पूर्वाह्णिक + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; कृत(कृ-धातु, क्त) + पूर्वाह्णिक + क्रिया)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: (पूर्वाह्णिकक्रिया) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘पूर्वाह्णे या क्रिया’; ततः ‘कृत-’ उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one who has performed the forenoon rites)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-निपत् (धातु) → प्रणिपत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed down)

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (aloud/highly)

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having asked for permission
• अनुज्ञाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा (धातु) → अनुज्ञाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) पररूप; causative sense ‘अनुज्ञापयति’ (having requested/obtained permission)

• मुहुः: again
• मुहुः: Kriya-viseshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• मुहुः: again
• मुहुः: Kriya-viseshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise: the king stands with folded hands after completing morning rites; a seated sage receives his pranāma; attendants wait respectfully; ritual implements minimal (water pot, darbha).

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is upheld by śiṣṭācāra—daily rites and humility toward saints and teachers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is preparatory; the narrative soon highlights Gayāśiras through śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of morning rites (pūrvāhṇika-kriyā) before travel.