Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

आगत्य लक्ष्मणं शीघ्रं प्रीत्योवाच क्षुधाऽकुलः

Transliteration

āgatya lakṣmaṇaṃ śīghraṃ prītyovāca kṣudhā'kulaḥ

Translation

Aproximando-se depressa de Lakṣmaṇa, ele (Durvāsā), embora aflito pela fome, falou com cordialidade exterior.

Word by Word

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having come'

• लक्ष्मणं: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/Instrument (Manner/Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• क्षुधा: by hunger
• क्षुधा: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुध्/क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अकुलः: agitated, distressed
• अकुलः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the speaker, Durvāsā)

Speaker

Agastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā strides toward Lakṣmaṇa, face composed in cordiality yet eyes sharp with hunger-driven urgency; Lakṣmaṇa remains poised, sensing danger.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A guest’s need creates urgency; dharma requires sensitivity to time and circumstance, especially when dealing with potent ascetics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it is a narrative lead-in to the Sahasradhārā tīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the situation implies prompt hospitality (feeding the hungry guest).