Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

आगतोऽहमिमं देशं न कश्चिन्मां निरीक्षते । न केनचिदहं पृष्टोऽभ्यागतः कुत्र कस्य च

Transliteration

āgato'hamimaṃ deśaṃ na kaścinmāṃ nirīkṣate | na kenacidahaṃ pṛṣṭo'bhyāgataḥ kutra kasya ca

Translation

“เรามาถึงแดนนี้แล้ว แต่ไม่มีผู้ใดเหลียวแลมองเราเลย ไม่มีผู้ใดไต่ถามว่า ‘ท่านมาจากที่ใด และเป็นผู้ของผู้ใด’”

Word by Word

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), अहम्-विशेषणम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying देशम्)

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क-चिद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निरीक्षते: looks at, notices
• निरीक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• केनचित्: by anyone
• केनचित्: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क-चिद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karma (Patient in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पृष्टः: asked
• पृष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), अहम्-विशेषणम्; कर्मणि-भावः (passive sense)

• अभ्यागतः: having arrived
• अभ्यागतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (धातु) → अभ्यागत (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), अहम्-विशेषणम्

• कुत्र: where
• कुत्र: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-देशवाचक (interrogative adverb of place)

• कस्य: of whom, whose
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वय (connector)

Speaker

Nandikeśvara (contextually, reporting his experience)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī stands amid a busy ascetic gathering; people pass without noticing him. His face shows restrained hurt and inquiry, eyes scanning for recognition, hands slightly raised as if about to speak but holding back.

Characters & Entities

• Nandikeśvara
• Yogins (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Status and identity are meaningless before true dharma; neglecting a divine messenger reflects inner impurity or pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), a major Śaiva sacred landscape in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it conveys a dharmic critique of disregard for a worthy visitor.