Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

पैजवन उवाच । एतान्भेदान्मम ब्रूहि विस्तरेण तपोधन । त्वद्वाक्यामृतपानेन तृषा नैव प्रशाम्यति

Transliteration

paijavana uvāca | etānbhedānmama brūhi vistareṇa tapodhana | tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛṣā naiva praśāmyati

Translation

ปัยชวนะกล่าวว่า “โอ้ผู้มั่งคั่งด้วยตบะ โปรดบอกความแตกต่างเหล่านี้แก่ข้าพเจ้าโดยพิสดาร แม้ได้ดื่มอมฤตแห่งวาจาของท่าน ความกระหายของข้าพเจ้ายังไม่สงบลง”

Word by Word

• paijavanaḥ: Paijavana
• paijavanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paijavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• bhedān: differences/divisions
• bhedān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• mama: to me/of me
• mama: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vistareṇa: in detail
• vistareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकार/रीति (in detail)

• tapodhana: O treasure of austerity
• tapodhana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘तपो धनं यस्य सः’

• tvad-vākya-amṛta-pānena: by drinking the nectar of your words
• tvad-vākya-amṛta-pānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/करण (by drinking the nectar of your words)

• tṛṣā: thirst
• tṛṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• eva: at all/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• praśāmyati: is appeased/ceases
• praśāmyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śam (शम्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Paijavana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Paijavana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Paijavana, a royal figure, sits respectfully before the ascetic Gālava, hands folded, requesting detailed explanation; a calm hermitage with water pot, deer-skin seat, and a small worship pedestal hinting at Śāligrāma arcana.

Characters & Entities

• Paijavana
• Gālava (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere eagerness to learn sacred classifications and worship-methods is itself praised as devotional thirst.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya and the Śāligrāma tradition linked to Gaṇḍakī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for detailed instruction—preparatory to correct identification and worship of Śāligrāma types.