Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

निन्युस्तं भूपतिं दीनं वाष्पव्याकुललोचनम् । निश्वसंतं यथानागं तेजसा परिवर्जितम्

Transliteration

ninyustaṃ bhūpatiṃ dīnaṃ vāṣpavyākulalocanam | niśvasaṃtaṃ yathānāgaṃ tejasā parivarjitam

Translation

அவர்கள் அந்த துயருற்ற அரசனை அழைத்துச் சென்றனர்—கண்ணீர் கலங்கிய கண்களுடன்; யானைபோல் நெடுமூச்சு விட்டவனாய், முன்னைய ஒளிவீச்சை இழந்தவனாய்।

Word by Word

• निन्युः: they led
• निन्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदी

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भूपतिम्: the king
• भूपतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दीनम्: wretched, dejected
• दीनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूपतिम् इति विशेषण

• वाष्प-व्याकुल-लोचनम्: with tear-troubled eyes
• वाष्प-व्याकुल-लोचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘eyes agitated with tears’

• निश्वसन्तम्: sighing
• निश्वसन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूपतिम् इति विशेषण

• यथा: like
• यथा: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/तुलना) — ‘as/like’

• नागम्: an elephant
• नागम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान

• तेजसा: by radiance, vigor
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• परिवर्जितम्: deprived of
• परिवर्जितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूपतिम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants support and lead a king whose face is wet with tears; he sighs heavily like an elephant, his aura dimmed, moving slowly as if weighed down by grief.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Anarta-adhipati (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly glory is fragile; intense attachment can strip one of ‘tejas’, urging reliance on dharma and inner steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya; this verse itself is descriptive narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.