Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

आगच्छति पुनर्हर्म्यं संध्याकाल उपस्थिते । साऽपि तिष्ठति हर्म्यस्था पत्नी तस्य दुरात्मनः

Transliteration

āgacchati punarharmyaṃ saṃdhyākāla upasthite | sā'pi tiṣṭhati harmyasthā patnī tasya durātmanaḥ

Translation

సాయంకాలం వచ్చినప్పుడు అతడు మళ్లీ భవనానికి వచ్చాడు; ఆ దురాత్ముని భార్య కూడా ఇంట్లోనే ఉండిపోయింది।

Word by Word

• āgacchati: comes/returns
• āgacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'again')

• harmyam: to the mansion/house
• harmyam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• saṃdhyā-kāle: at twilight time
• saṃdhyā-kāle: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (संध्यायाः कालः)

• upasthite: when it had arrived
• upasthite: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + sthā (स्था धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: 'when (it) had come/arrived')

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'also')

• tiṣṭhati: stands/remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• harmya-sthā: standing in the mansion
• harmya-sthā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक) + sthā (स्था; प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (हर्म्ये स्थिता)

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• durātmanaḥ: of the wicked man
• durātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durātman (प्रातिपदिक: dur + ātman)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; traditionally Sūta narrating to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Twilight descends; the husband returns to the mansion. The wife remains inside, waiting in stillness. Lamps are being lit; the mood is quiet, heavy, and enclosed.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights endurance amidst oppression, setting the stage for dharmic resolution that Purāṇic narratives often bring through tīrtha and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this standalone verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; although saṃdhyā-time is mentioned, no sandhyā-rite is prescribed here.