Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाऽथ तां बालां वेपमानां त्रपावतीम् । गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे पाणौ प्रविवेश सुरालयम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā'tha tāṃ bālāṃ vepamānāṃ trapāvatīm | gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe pāṇau praviveśa surālayam

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว เขาจับมือขวาของเด็กสาวผู้สั่นระริกและเปี่ยมด้วยความละอาย แล้วก้าวเข้าสู่เทวาลัยอันเป็นที่สถิตแห่งสวรรค์

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequence particle)

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

• बालाम्: the girl
• बालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वेपमानाम्: trembling
• वेपमानाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेपमान (प्रातिपदिक; वेप्-धातोः शानच्)
• Form: वेप् (धातु) + शानच् (present middle participle) → वेपमान; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘trembling’

• त्रपावतीम्: bashful
• त्रपावतीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रपावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘modest, bashful’

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seized/taken’

• दक्षिणे: in the right
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पाणौ इति विशेषणम्

• पाणौ: hand
• पाणौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुरालयम्: the divine abode
• सुरालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (सुराणाम् आलयः) ‘abode of the gods’

Speaker

Narrator (third-person narrative voice within the Purāṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Citrāṅgada grips the maiden’s right hand and leads her forward; she trembles, head lowered, cheeks flushed with shame; the doorway to a radiant celestial palace opens ahead, light spilling out in stark contrast to her fear.

Characters & Entities

• Citrāṅgada (implied)
• Kanyā
• Suralaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often show how a single choice can swiftly carry one into far-reaching consequences, even across worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

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