Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सोऽपि तारुण्यगर्वेण वेश्याकरजविक्षतः । सर्वांगेषु सुनिर्लज्जः प्रकटांगो जगाम वै

Transliteration

so'pi tāruṇyagarveṇa veśyākarajavikṣataḥ | sarvāṃgeṣu sunirlajjaḥ prakaṭāṃgo jagāma vai

Translation

అతడును యౌవనగర్వంతో మదించినవాడై, వేశ్య నఖాల గాట్లతో గాయపడినవాడై, సర్వాంగములపై గుర్తులతో, నిర్లజ్జగా బహిరంగదేహంతో తిరిగెను।

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• tāruṇya-garveṇa: by/with pride of youth
• tāruṇya-garveṇa: Karana (Instrument/cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāruṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + garva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समास: तारुण्यस्य गर्वः (pride of youth)

• veśyā-kara-ja-vikṣataḥ: scratched by a courtesan's nails
• veśyā-kara-ja-vikṣataḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veśyā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक) + vikṣata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास (बहुपद): वेश्यायाः करजैः विक्षतः (scratched by a courtesan's fingernails); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• sarva-aṃgeṣu: on all (his) limbs
• sarva-aṃgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समास: सर्वेषु अङ्गेषु (in all limbs)

• sunirlajjaḥ: very shameless
• sunirlajjaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- + nir- + lajja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपसर्ग/उपपद: सु-, निर्- (very shameless)

• prakaṭa-aṅgaḥ: with body exposed
• prakaṭa-aṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: प्रकटम् अङ्गं यस्य/प्रकटाङ्गः (with limbs exposed)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (exact named speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young man, arrogant and shameless, walks with parts of his body exposed; scratch-marks from a courtesan’s nails are visible, while onlookers react with disapproval or pity.

Characters & Entities

• Courtesan (veśyā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride and indulgence degrade dignity; dharma values modesty, restraint, and purity of conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse serves as ethical narrative background within a Māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a state of moral and social disgrace.