Shloka 61 - Adhyaya 231 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

निर्विण्णोऽहं निजस्थानभ्रंशाद्द्विजवरोत्तम । वर्षेवर्षे च सम्प्राप्ते स्थानकस्य च्युतिर्भवेत्

Transliteration

nirviṇṇo'haṃ nijasthānabhraṃśāddvijavarottama | varṣevarṣe ca samprāpte sthānakasya cyutirbhavet

Translation

ஓ த்விஜவரோத்தமா! என் சொந்த நிலையிலிருந்து தள்ளப்பட்டதால் நான் மிகுந்த சோர்வும் விரக்தியும் அடைந்தேன். ஆண்டுதோறும் காலம் வந்தபோதெல்லாம் என் பதவியிலிருந்து மேலும் மேலும் சரிவு ஏற்படுவது போலத் தோன்றுகிறது.

Word by Word

निर्विण्णःdisheartened; weary

अहम्I

निजस्थानभ्रंशात्from the loss of my own place

द्विजवरोत्तमO best of the best among twice-born

वर्षेin a year

वर्षेyear after year

चand

सम्प्राप्तेwhen (it) has arrived

स्थानकस्यof the place/seat

च्युतिःfalling away; displacement

भवेत्would occur; may happen

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava) addressing Bṛhaspati (dvijavarottama) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deva or exalted figure, downcast and anxious, speaks to a venerable brāhmaṇa-teacher in a quiet hermitage or celestial court; the mood is of decline and supplication.

Characters & Entities

Indra (Vāsava)

Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted status is unstable without dharma; repeated decline calls for disciplined devotion and righteous remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the wider passage points toward Viṣṇu’s sphere (Kṣīroda) as the refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it expresses the suffering that motivates the adoption of a prescribed vrata.