Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

स्व नयस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा नारदेन प्रभाषितम् । आकांक्षते दिवारात्रं तादृग्विधसमागमम्

Transliteration

sva nayastadvacaḥ śrutvā nāradena prabhāṣitam | ākāṃkṣate divārātraṃ tādṛgvidhasamāgamam

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับวาจาที่นารทกล่าวแล้ว นางก็เฝ้าปรารถนาทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืนให้ได้พบพานเช่นนั้น

Word by Word

• स्वः: his own
• स्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नयः इत्यस्य)

• नयः: conduct / resolve
• नयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः इत्यस्य)

• वचः: speech / words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रभाषितम्: spoken (by him)
• प्रभाषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-भाष् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः इत्यस्य)

• आकांक्षते: desires / longs for
• आकांक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दिवारात्रम्: day and night
• दिवारात्रम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial: 'day and night')

• तादृग्विधसमागमम्: a meeting of that kind
• तादृग्विधसमागमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तादृश् + विध + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (तादृग्विधः समागमः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A maiden (or the concerned figure) sits in quiet contemplation, day turning to night, eyes fixed on the horizon of destiny, holding Nārada’s words in her heart.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kakṣīvān (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When faith is anchored in a sage’s truthful guidance, the heart naturally turns toward dharmic fulfillment rather than anxiety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the subsequent verses move toward Agastya-tīrtha within the Setukhaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite here; it depicts inner disposition—steady remembrance and expectation.