Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वाथ प्रणम्योच्चैर्दूतं प्राह विभीषणः । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा विनयावनतः स्थितः

Transliteration

tacchrutvātha praṇamyoccairdūtaṃ prāha vibhīṣaṇaḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น วิภีษณะก็นอบน้อมกราบลง แล้วกล่าวแก่ทูตด้วยความเคารพ; ประนมมือเป็นอัญชลี ยืนอยู่ด้วยความถ่อมตนและอ่อนน้อม

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) ‘having heard’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/sequence particle)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) + य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) ‘having bowed’

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• दूतम्: the messenger
• दूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) ‘having become’

• विनयावनतः: bowed down in humility
• विनयावनतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + अवनत (अव + नम् धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘विनयेन अवनतः’); क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Kriyā (Predicative action/state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘stood/was standing’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa, composed and dignified, bows to the messenger; hands joined in añjali, he stands slightly bent in humility while addressing him.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Dūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vinaya (humility) and respectful conduct are signs of dharma, even amid tense messages and accusations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes conduct within the narrative; it does not explicitly name a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The añjali gesture (joined palms) and bowing—devotional and respectful bodily conduct.