Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

एवं संस्पृश्य हस्तेन निजेनांगानि तस्य सा । समालिंग्य समाघ्राय मूर्धदेशे मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃspṛśya hastena nijenāṃgāni tasya sā | samāliṃgya samāghrāya mūrdhadeśe muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

ดังนั้นนางจึงลูบไล้อวัยวะของเขาด้วยมือของตนเอง แล้วโอบกอดแนบแน่น และจุมพิตซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าที่กระหม่อมศีรษะของเขา

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• संस्पृश्य: having touched
• संस्पृश्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्√स्पृश् (स्पृश् धातु, उपसर्ग: सम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• हस्तेन: with (her) hand
• हस्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निजेन: with her own
• निजेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हस्तस्य)

• अङ्गानि: limbs
• अङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

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

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+आ√लिङ्ग् (लिङ्ग् धातु, उपसर्ग: सम्, आ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• समाघ्राय: having smelled (him)
• समाघ्राय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+आ√घ्रा (घ्रा धातु, उपसर्ग: सम्, आ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• मूर्धदेशे: on the head-region
• मूर्धदेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मूर्ध्नः देशः), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: repeatedly)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble lady gently touches the young man’s limbs, embraces him, and repeatedly kisses the crown of his head—an intimate farewell blessing in a palace chamber.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavatī
• Sāmba

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is lived through tenderness and responsibility; blessings are conveyed through loving, embodied acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it is a narrative moment within the larger tīrtha-focused chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it depicts affectionate blessing and farewell.