Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अथ नंदी समादाय सत्वरं मुनिपुंगवम् । देवदेवस्य पादाग्रे नमस्कृत्य न्यपातयत्

Transliteration

atha naṃdī samādāya satvaraṃ munipuṃgavam | devadevasya pādāgre namaskṛtya nyapātayat

Translation

Então Nandī, com presteza, tomou aquele touro entre os sábios e, após prostrar-se, colocou-o aos pés do Deus dos deuses.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• नंदी: Nandin
• नंदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• सत्वरम्: quickly, in haste
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the foremost sage
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पादाग्रे: at the feet; at the fore of the feet
• पादाग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• न्यपातयत्: made (him) fall/placed; set down
• न्यपातयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√पत् (धातु) (causative sense: पातय)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) implied

Speaker

Narrator (Skanda-context narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī swiftly supports the revived sage and places him reverently at Śiva’s feet; the composition centers on the deity’s feet as the locus of refuge and completion.

Characters & Entities

• Nandī
• Śiva (Devadeva)
• Jaigīṣavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The culmination of devotion is surrender at the Lord’s feet; divine attendants aid the devotee’s final approach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred narrative arc continues, emphasizing access to Śiva’s presence—central to Kāśī Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An act of reverence: bowing and placing the devotee at Śiva’s feet, highlighting pāda-sevā and darśana.