Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा तामादाय शुभाननाम् । नमस्कृत्य तया सार्धं ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare rājā tāmādāya śubhānanām | namaskṛtya tayā sārdhaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram

Translation

ในระหว่างนั้น พระราชาทรงพานางกุมารีผู้มีพักตร์เป็นมงคลมาด้วย แล้วถวายบังคมพร้อมกับนาง จากนั้นจึงตรัสด้วยความเคารพยิ่ง

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having taken’

• शुभाननाम्: the auspicious-faced (woman)
• शुभाननाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास — ‘having an auspicious face’ (ताम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having saluted’

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक — ‘together with’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय — ‘then’

• प्रोवाच: he said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषणप्रयोगः) — ‘respectfully’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king leads an auspicious-faced maiden forward; both bow together before the revered presence (Brahmā or the divine manifestation), then the king begins a respectful request.

Characters & Entities

• the King (unnamed here)
• the Maiden (later named Karṇotpalā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic action begins with humility—approaching the divine (or elders) with reverence before making requests.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (bowing/obeisance) is shown as the appropriate preliminary act.