Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततस्तु चेष्टितैर्ज्ञात्वा गर्हयित्वा विसर्जिता । ततःप्रभृति गात्रे मे कुष्ठव्याधिरयं स्थितः

Transliteration

tatastu ceṣṭitairjñātvā garhayitvā visarjitā | tataḥprabhṛti gātre me kuṣṭhavyādhirayaṃ sthitaḥ

Translation

Но затем, распознав её по поведению, я укорил её и прогнал. С тех пор эта болезнь проказы поселилась в моём теле.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय; adverb ‘then’

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय; particle

• चेष्टितैः: by (her) actions/gestures
• चेष्टितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक; चेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural ‘by actions/gestures’

• ज्ञात्वा: having realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; absolutive ‘having known/realized’

• गर्हयित्वा: having reproached
• गर्हयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ह् (धातु) + इत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय-विकल्प)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; absolutive ‘having reproached’

• विसर्जिता: was dismissed
• विसर्जिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘was dismissed/sent away’

• ततःप्रभृति: from that time onward
• ततःप्रभृति: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः + प्रभृति (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय ‘from then onwards’

• गात्रे: in (my) body/limb
• गात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic genitive ‘of me/my’

• कुष्ठव्याधिः: the leprosy disease
• कुष्ठव्याधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कुष्ठस्य व्याधिः’ (disease of leprosy)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• स्थितः: has remained; is present
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle used predicatively ‘has remained/has settled’

Speaker

An afflicted man (the repentant narrator within the tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the act, the man perceives the impostor’s telltale behavior, rebukes her, sends her away; later, his body shows pale patches and weakness—signs of kuṣṭha—while he stands in sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• kuṣṭha (leprosy)
• vyādhi (disease)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions bear consequences; even after rejecting wrongdoing, one must seek purification to uproot the karmic residue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya frame, but the site name is not stated in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it motivates the search for dharmaśāstric prāyaścitta described in subsequent verses.