Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततस्तं प्रणिपत्योच्चैः स्तुत्वा सूक्तैः श्रुतैरपि । प्रोवाच विनयोपेतः कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः

Transliteration

tatastaṃ praṇipatyoccaiḥ stutvā sūktaiḥ śrutairapi | provāca vinayopetaḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

แล้วเขากราบลงแทบพระบาท สรรเสริญด้วยบทสวดศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่ได้ยินจากพระเวทด้วยเสียงดัง จากนั้นด้วยความนอบน้อม เขายืนประนมมือแล้วกราบทูล

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thereafter

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (him)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed down)

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: Karana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = loudly/aloud

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having praised)

• सूक्तैः: with hymns
• सूक्तैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (by hymns)

• श्रुतैः: heard/learned
• श्रुतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; श्रु-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (heard/learned; qualifying सूक्तैः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = also/even

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विनयोपेतः: endowed with humility
• विनयोपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त; इ-धातोः क्त, उपसर्ग उप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (endowed with humility)

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ-धातोः क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (with hands folded in añjali)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Agent-state/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (standing)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; the devotee/king begins speaking next)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee lies prostrate then rises with folded hands, chanting Vedic-sounding hymns before Śiva-Gaurī; gaṇas stand respectfully; the atmosphere is reverent rather than dramatic.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion is expressed through humility—prostration, reverent speech, and praise rooted in sacred tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse focuses on devotional conduct rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (prostration), stuti (hymn-praise), and añjali (folded hands) as proper devotional gestures before the deity.