Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तस्य तत्कृपणं श्रुत्वा सोपि माहेश्वरो मुनिः । ज्ञात्वा तं बांधवस्थाने दयां कृत्वाऽब्रवीद्वचः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tasya tatkṛpaṇaṃ śrutvā sopi māheśvaro muniḥ | jñātvā taṃ bāṃdhavasthāne dayāṃ kṛtvā'bravīdvacaḥ

Translation

Сута сказал: Услышав его жалостную мольбу, тот мудрец — почитатель Махешвары — тоже, узнав в нём того, кто стоял на месте родича, проникся состраданием и произнёс такие слова.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛpaṇam: lament; pitiable plea
• kṛpaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• māheśvaraḥ: devoted to Maheśvara (Śiva)
• māheśvaraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• jñātvā: having known/realized
• jñātvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• bāṃdhavasthāne: in the place/position of a kinsman
• bāṃdhavasthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṃdhava (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तत्पुरुष-समास; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dayām: compassion
• dayām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having done; having shown
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vacaḥ: words; speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distressed petitioner speaks; a serene Māheśvara sage, recognizing a kin-like bond, softens with compassion and begins to instruct.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Māheśvara muni (Śaiva sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A compassionate sage responds to sincere repentance; mercy is a hallmark of Śaiva holiness and dharmic kinship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it marks a narrative turn within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights dayā (compassion) and the granting of a hearing to the repentant.