Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अनुयातः सुदूरं च कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । बाष्पपूर्णे क्षणेनैव सर्वमातृजनेन च

Transliteration

anuyātaḥ sudūraṃ ca kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā | bāṣpapūrṇe kṣaṇenaiva sarvamātṛjanena ca

Translation

सुदूरमपि कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा सहानुयातः; क्षणेनैव बाष्पपूर्णनयनैः सर्वैर्मातृजनैश्च साकम्।

Word by Word

• अनुयातः: followed
• अनुयातः: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘followed/escorted’

• सुदूरम्: very far
• सुदूरम्: Desha/Adhikarana (Extent/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), ‘very far’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Agent), एकवचन

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: (who is) tireless in action
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्ट + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—अक्लिष्टं कर्म यस्य सः (one whose deeds are unwearied)

• बाष्पपूर्णे: when (eyes) were full of tears
• बाष्पपूर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/state/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाष्प + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—बाष्पैः पूर्णे (filled with tears)

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कालवाचक-करण (in a moment)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘all’ (agreeing with मातृजनेन)

• मातृजनेन: by the whole maternal family
• मातृजनेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—मातॄणां जनः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (maternal relatives/people of the mother)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long road leaving the city/royal quarters: Kṛṣṇa, serene and steadfast, walks ahead with the departing pilgrim; behind, the women of the household follow at a distance, veils and ornaments visible, eyes brimming with tears.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Womenfolk of the family

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when the path is dharmic, separation brings human sorrow—yet devotion supports the pilgrim’s vow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the pilgrimage setting of the adhyāya leading toward Arbuda and the sacred kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes accompaniment and the emotional texture of a sacred departure.