Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वाथ सा देवी गता चादर्शनं ततः । सापि चान्वेषयामास तृतीयां शनिना सह

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamuktvātha sā devī gatā cādarśanaṃ tataḥ | sāpi cānveṣayāmāsa tṛtīyāṃ śaninā saha

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระเทวีได้อันตรธานหายไปจากสายตา จากนั้นนางกรโณตปลาเริ่มสืบเสาะหาตรีติยา-ติถี โดยมีวันเสาร์ร่วมตามที่กำหนดไว้

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (particle: then/now)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (gone)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: (into) invisibility; out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (to a state)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अन्वेषयामास: searched for
• अन्वेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्वेष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; देशी-प्रयोगे भूतार्थ (searched)

• तृतीयाम्: the third (Tṛtīyā)
• तृतीयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शनिना: with Śani (Saturn)
• शनिना: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition: with)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly at the tīrtha-mahātmya setting (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates as the Goddess vanishes; Karṇotpalā, resolute, begins counting and seeking the arrival of tṛtīyā aligned with Saturday, holding the vow in mind.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Devī
• Karṇotpalā
• Śani (Saturday)
• tṛtīyā (third tithi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After receiving instruction, the devotee must practice patient discipline—waiting for the proper tithi and vāra to fulfill the vow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha setting continues; the verse emphasizes observance of the prescribed time for the snāna at that site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To seek/observe the conjunction of tṛtīyā tithi with Saturday (Śani-vāra) as instructed for the tīrtha practice.