Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच मन्दं स समाहूय सुदुःखिताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca mandaṃ sa samāhūya suduḥkhitām

Translation

Затем он подозвал к себе женщину, глубоко скорбящую, и мягко обратился к ней.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then'

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मन्दम्: softly, gently
• मन्दम्: Adhikarana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण) — 'gently/softly'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-hū (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having called/summoned'

• सुदुःखिताम्: very distressed (woman)
• सुदुःखिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + duḥkhita (दुःख-प्रातिपदिक + क्त)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु + दुःखिता: 'very sorrowful'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्रीं ताम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within the chapter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The leprosy-afflicted Brahmin, humble and gentle, beckons the sorrowful woman and speaks softly; the scene is quiet, intimate, and morally luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa (kuṣṭhavyādhi-gṛhīta)
• Dīrghikā/Dīrghakanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gentleness and compassion are portrayed as dharmic virtues that precede corrective action and blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces the beginning of counsel/decision that leads to a dharmic act.