Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततस्ते व्यंतराः खिन्ना निराशास्तस्य पूरणे । भूतास्तस्य पुरो गत्वा चुक्रुशुः कुशभूपतेः

Transliteration

tataste vyaṃtarāḥ khinnā nirāśāstasya pūraṇe | bhūtāstasya puro gatvā cukruśuḥ kuśabhūpateḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่าวยันตระทั้งหลายก็อ่อนล้า สิ้นหวังที่จะถมให้เต็ม จึงพาพวกภูตไปข้างหน้า เข้าเฝ้าพระเจ้ากุศะ แล้วร้องคร่ำครวญทูลความ

Word by Word

• ततः: then / therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/therefore)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• व्यन्तराः: Vyantaras (a class of beings)
• व्यन्तराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• खिन्नाः: distressed / weary
• खिन्नाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिद् (धातु) → खिन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• निराशाः: hopeless
• निराशाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; नञ्-समासार्थक (without hope)

• तस्य: of that / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• पूरणे: in the filling / in (the act of) filling
• पूरणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भाववाचक

• भूताः: beings
• भूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (in front)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• चुक्रुशुः: they cried out
• चुक्रुशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परोक्स-भूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• कुश-भूपतेः: of King Kuśa
• कुश-भूपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘कुशस्य भूपतिः’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of weary Vyaṃtaras—dust-covered, disheveled—approach King Kuśa in his court or camp, hands raised in supplication, faces strained with frustration.

Characters & Entities

• Vyaṃtaras
• Bhūtas
• King Kuśa (Kuśabhūpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful beings must yield before the unseen sanctity of a tīrtha, and rightful authority is approached for resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha whose terrain resists being filled; the narrative is tied to King Kuśa, but the site name is not in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes a petition/complaint to the king.