Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नलोचनां ज्ञात्वा किंचित्प्राह हरस्ततः । कोपेन कलुषं वक्त्रं पूर्णचन्द्र समप्रभम्

Transliteration

prasannalocanāṃ jñātvā kiṃcitprāha harastataḥ | kopena kaluṣaṃ vaktraṃ pūrṇacandra samaprabham

Translation

ତାଙ୍କ ଚକ୍ଷୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇଛି ବୋଲି ଜାଣି ହର ତେବେ କିଛି କହିଲେ; ତଥାପି ତାଙ୍କ ମୁଖ—ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସମ ଦୀପ୍ତ—କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମଲିନ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• prasannalocanām: her with calm eyes
• prasannalocanām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (कर्मधारयः)

• jñātvā: having known/realized
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + jñātvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• kiṃcit: a little/somewhat
• kiṃcit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Degree/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाणवाचक/indefinite adverb: 'a little')

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Kartṛ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence/अनन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb; अनन्तर/thereupon)

• kopena: by/with anger
• kopena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• kaluṣam: tainted/darkened
• kaluṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vaktram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vaktram: face/mouth
• vaktram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pūrṇacandra: full moon
• pūrṇacandra: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपद); उपमान (as full-moon)

• samaprabham: having equal radiance (like)
• samaprabham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vaktram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक) / prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः: समा प्रभा यस्य) विशेषण (vaktram)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s eyes soften; Śiva begins to speak. Her moon-bright face still bears a shadow of anger—like a cloud crossing the full moon.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Devī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when the heart begins to soften, lingering anger can veil inner radiance; patience and gentle speech help dissolve it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this verse; it functions as narrative description within the chapter’s tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive and relational, not ritual-instructional.