Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततस्तौ प्रोचतुः पुत्रं बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा । दंपती बहुशोकार्तौ हा पुत्र किमिदं कृतम् । सोऽपि सर्वं समाचख्यौ ताभ्यां वृतांतमात्मनः

Transliteration

tatastau procatuḥ putraṃ bāṣpagadgadayā girā | daṃpatī bahuśokārtau hā putra kimidaṃ kṛtam | so'pi sarvaṃ samācakhyau tābhyāṃ vṛtāṃtamātmanaḥ

Translation

แล้วสามีภรรยาผู้ทุกข์ระทมด้วยความโศกยิ่ง กล่าวกับบุตรด้วยเสียงสะอื้นอัดแน่นด้วยน้ำตาว่า “โอ้ลูกเอ๋ย เจ้าได้ทำสิ่งใดลงไป?” และเขาก็เล่าเรื่องทั้งหมดของตนให้ทั้งสองฟังโดยละเอียด

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (then/thereupon)

• तौ: the two (husband and wife)
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन (Dual)

• प्रोचतुः: they two spoke
• प्रोचतुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); द्विवचन (Dual)

• पुत्रम्: to the son / the son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (Singular)

• बाष्प-गद्गदया: with tear-choked
• बाष्प-गद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying गिरा)

• गिरा: speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular)

• दम्पती: the couple
• दम्पती: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक; दम्पति-शब्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन (Dual)

• बहु-शोक-आर्तौ: distressed by much grief
• बहु-शोक-आर्तौ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying दम्पती)

• हा: alas!
• हा: Sambandha (Interjection/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/शोक-उद्गार (interjection)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन); एकवचन (Singular)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Predicate object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc); एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Predicate object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक (demonstrative)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (done)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (Singular)

• समाचख्यौ: he related/told
• समाचख्यौ: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular)

• ताभ्याम्: to those two
• ताभ्याम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसक; तृतीया/चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (Inst/Dat/Abl); द्विवचन (Dual)

• वृत्तान्तम्: account, story
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The grieving parents confront their son; their speech breaks with tears—‘Ha putra!’ The son, head bowed, recounts everything that happened to him.

Characters & Entities

• putra (son)
• daṃpatī (couple/parents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting the truth and openly narrating one’s wrongdoing is the doorway to purification and restoration of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse prepares for the later step of seeking prāyaścitta from qualified authorities.