Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एवं चिंतयमानस्य मम सा दयिता ततः । प्रोवाच मधुरं वाक्यं विनयावनता स्थिता

Transliteration

evaṃ ciṃtayamānasya mama sā dayitā tataḥ | provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ vinayāvanatā sthitā

Translation

நான் இவ்வாறு எண்ணிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோது, என் அன்புத் துணைவி பணிவுடன் தலை குனிந்து இனிய வார்த்தைகளைச் சொன்னாள்.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ciṃtayamānasya: of (me) thinking
• ciṃtayamānasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: चिन्त्-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dayitā: beloved (wife)
• dayitā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• provāca: said, spoke
• provāca: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vākyam: words, speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vinaya-avanatā: bowed with humility
• vinaya-avanatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक) + avanata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विनयेन अवनता)

• sthitā: standing
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: स्था-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (standing/remaining)

Speaker

Narrative voice (the husband/devotee) reporting his wife’s speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wife stands with head bowed, palms lightly joined, speaking softly; the husband listens, his anxious posture easing slightly.

Characters & Entities

• Wife (dayitā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gentle, humble counsel within family life is portrayed as a dharmic strength guiding one toward right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of a larger Mahākāla-centered tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the wife’s advice that shapes subsequent religious conduct.