Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

अथ तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रस्थितो विष्णुनन्दनः

Transliteration

atha tadvacanaṃ śrutvā prasthito viṣṇunandanaḥ

Translation

அப்போது அந்தச் சொற்களை கேட்ட விஷ்ணுவின் மகன் பயணம் புறப்பட்டான்.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुबन्ध/क्रमसूचक (particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd case), एकवचन; 'वचनम्' इति विशेषणम्

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd case), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• प्रस्थितः: set out / departed
• प्रस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• विष्णुनन्दनः: the son of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (विष्णोः नन्दनः)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (destination implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal youth (Sāmba) rises after hearing counsel, turns toward the road, attendants preparing travel gear; the mountain destination is hinted in the horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇunandana (Viṣṇu’s son; contextually Sāmba)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right counsel should be followed with prompt action—pilgrimage begins with determined departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The journey is toward the praised sacred region connected with Kuharāśraya-kṣetra in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is tīrtha-yātrā—undertaking the pilgrimage as instructed.