Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अहं तवातिकं प्राप्ता दर्शनार्थमनिन्दिते । अनुज्ञाता प्रयास्यामि त्वया तस्मात्प्रमुच्यताम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ tavātikaṃ prāptā darśanārthamanindite | anujñātā prayāsyāmi tvayā tasmātpramucyatām

Translation

“ஓ குற்றமற்றவளே, உன் தரிசனத்திற்காகவே நான் உன்னிடம் வந்தேன். உன் அனுமதி பெற்றவுடன் நான் புறப்படுவேன்; ஆகவே என்னை தாமதத்திலிருந்து விடுவி.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 1st person pronoun, nominative singular

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अतिकम्: near (you)
• अतिकम्: Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (near/close presence)

• प्राप्ता: having come
• प्राप्ता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with अहम् (speaker as female)

• दर्शनार्थम्: for seeing (you)
• दर्शनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दर्शनस्य अर्थः); Accusative singular of purpose

• अनिन्दिते: O blameless one
• अनिन्दिते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिन्दित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• अनुज्ञाता: having been permitted
• अनुज्ञाता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) → अनुज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; passive sense: having been permitted

• प्रयास्यामि: I will depart
• प्रयास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; 1st sg future

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by you)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (therefore/from that)

• प्रमुच्यताम्: let (me) be released
• प्रमुच्यताम्: Kriya (Injunctive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): let (it/me) be released

Speaker

Sakhī (addressing her friend)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nīlā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed request: the visitor says she came only for darśana, asks permission to leave, and urges release from delay—hands folded, posture respectful, urgency contained.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in crisis, one should act with courtesy and seek consent—dharma is upheld through respectful conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it precedes the mention of the nearby jalāśaya with purifying power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it indicates urgency to go and prevent further harm, leading to later instructions about washing/bathing.