Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

पंचरात्रमतिक्रांतं तृप्तास्तास्तापसप्रियाः । न राज्ञी तृप्तिमायाति प्रयच्छंती प्रभक्तितः

Transliteration

paṃcarātramatikrāṃtaṃ tṛptāstāstāpasapriyāḥ | na rājñī tṛptimāyāti prayacchaṃtī prabhaktitaḥ

Translation

Passadas cinco noites, aquelas mulheres ascetas ficaram satisfeitas; porém a rainha não alcançou saciedade, pois continuava a dar com profunda devoção.

Word by Word

• पञ्चरात्रम्: five nights (a period of five nights)
• पञ्चरात्रम्: Kāla (Duration/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (five nights)

• अतिक्रान्तम्: having elapsed/passed
• अतिक्रान्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: अति-
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘elapsed/passed’ (agreeing with पञ्चरात्रम्)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from तृप् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ताः)

• ताः: they
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तापसप्रियाः: dear to the ascetics / fond of ascetics
• तापसप्रियाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तापस + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ताः)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आयाति: attains/comes to
• आयाति: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) उपसर्ग: आ-
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छन्ती: (she) giving
• प्रयच्छन्ती: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-शतृ (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying राज्ञी)

• प्रभक्तितः: out of great devotion
• प्रभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Narrator (specific speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After five nights, the ascetic women appear content and serene, while the queen remains energetically devoted, still offering—her face showing deep, tireless reverence; time is suggested by moon phases or a sequence of nights.

Characters & Entities

• rājñī (queen)
• tāpasyaḥ (female ascetics)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True bhakti is tireless: the giver’s devotion does not seek ‘enough’ but continues as loving duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A multi-day pattern of charity is implied (over five nights), though no formal vow is specified.