Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आगता कन्यका चैका सामगीतिसमुत्सुका । शंकुकर्णनजं चित्रं वांछमाना विचक्षणा

Transliteration

āgatā kanyakā caikā sāmagītisamutsukā | śaṃkukarṇanajaṃ citraṃ vāṃchamānā vicakṣaṇā

Translation

แล้วมีหญิงสาวผู้หนึ่งมาถึง ด้วยความใฝ่ฟังบทสวดสามะ นางเป็นผู้มีปัญญาและรู้เท่าทัน ปรารถนาจะได้เห็นรูปอัศจรรย์ที่บังเกิดจากศังกุและกรรณะ

Word by Word

• आगता: having come
• आगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्यका)

• कन्यका: a maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एका: one (single)
• एका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्यका)

• सामगीति: of Sāma-chanting
• सामगीति: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम + गीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (साम्नः गीति)

• समुत्सुका: very eager
• समुत्सुका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त-विशेषणम्

• शंकुकर्णनजम्: born of Śaṅkukarṇa
• शंकुकर्णनजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकुकर्ण + नज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शंकुकर्णस्य नजम् = born of Śaṅkukarṇa)

• चित्रम्: wonderful/variegated
• चित्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नजम्/वस्तु)

• वाञ्छमाना: desiring
• वाञ्छमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु) → वाञ्छमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययः; परस्मैपदी धातोः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘इच्छन्ती’

• विचक्षणा: discerning/clever
• विचक्षणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्यका)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young maiden enters the yajña assembly, eyes lifted toward the chanting; her posture shows reverent curiosity; in the background, a mysterious ‘wondrous form’ associated with Śaṃku and Karṇa is hinted—either as a sacred emblem, device, or local manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• kanyakā (maiden)
• Sāma-gīti
• Śaṃku
• Karṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere longing for sacred sound and holy marvels becomes a doorway into dharma and transformative encounter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains inside the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse introduces a character drawn to the rite rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes attraction to Sāma-gīti as part of the ongoing yajña setting.