Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

ततः संबोध्य तं कृच्छाद्दृष्टान्तैर्वहुविस्तरैः । राजर्षीणां पुराणानां महद्व्यसनसंभवैः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃbodhya taṃ kṛcchāddṛṣṭāntairvahuvistaraiḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ mahadvyasanasaṃbhavaiḥ

Translation

ਤਦੋਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਬੜੀ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਨਾਲ, ਬਹੁਤ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਉਦਾਹਰਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੇ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ—ਰਾਜਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਕਥਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਈਆਂ ਮਹਾਂ ਵਿਪਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਆ ਕੇ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘thereupon/then’

• संबोध्य: having addressed
• संबोध्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having addressed/roused’

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

• कृच्छात्: with difficulty
• कृच्छात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘with difficulty’

• दृष्टान्तैः: by examples
• दृष्टान्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• बहु-विस्तरैः: with extensive detail
• बहु-विस्तरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘with much elaboration’

• राजर्षीणाम्: of royal sages
• राजर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• पुराणानाम्: of ancient (tales/records)
• पुराणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• महत्-व्यसन-संभवैः: arising from great misfortunes
• महत्-व्यसन-संभवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक) + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘arising from great calamities’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages and attendants gather around a grief-stricken king, gently addressing him with illustrative stories of ancient royal sages and their misfortunes, attempting to rouse him from despair.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rājarṣis (royal sages)
• Ministers (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural memory and exemplary stories steady the mind; dharma is reinforced through Purāṇic precedent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, but it primarily highlights teaching through Purāṇic exempla.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.