Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे गत्वा ब्रह्मणः सदनं प्रति । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा यमः प्राह पितामहम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare gatvā brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ prati | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā yamaḥ prāha pitāmaham

Translation

Nesse ínterim, Yama foi à morada de Brahmā; e, unindo as mãos em reverente añjali, dirigiu-se ao Avô (Pitāmaha).

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• antare: in the interval/meanwhile
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having gone)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadanam: abode, house
• sadanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prati: towards
• prati: Gati/Prayojana (गति/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/दिशाबोधक (towards)

• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: with folded hands
• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येन’ (with hands joined in añjali)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having become)

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; ‘said/spoke’

• pitāmaham: to the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• pitāmaham: Sambodhana/Pratiyogin (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); संबोधनार्थे कर्मवत् (addressed as object of speech)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta’s narration within the Māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmaloka (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama travels through luminous cosmic pathways to Brahmā’s radiant hall; he stands with folded hands (añjali) before four-faced Brahmā seated on a lotus-throne, surrounded by sages and Vedas personified.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When afflicted, one should seek guidance from higher wisdom with humility—symbolized by approaching Brahmā with folded hands.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it is a narrative transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights devotional etiquette (añjali) and respectful address.