Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कौतुकं नः समुत्पन्नमत्रार्थे सूतनंदन

Transliteration

kautukaṃ naḥ samutpannamatrārthe sūtanaṃdana

Translation

Sa bagay na ito, sumibol sa amin ang pagnanais na malaman, O anak ni Sūta.

Word by Word

• कौतुकम्: curiosity/wonder
• कौतुकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter nom./acc. singular (here nominative)

• नः: our/of us
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Genitive plural: “of us/our”

• समुत्पन्नम्: has arisen
• समुत्पन्नम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उत्+पद् (धातु) → समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle agreeing with ‘कौतुकम्’

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अर्थे: in the matter
• अर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular: “in/with regard to the matter”

• सूतनन्दन: O son of Sūta
• सूतनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular; तत्पुरुषः: ‘सूतस्य नन्दनः’

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūtanandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of sages in a listening circle, their faces attentive; one spokesperson addresses Sūtanandana with respectful eagerness; the moment is quiet but charged with anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent questioning before a qualified narrator is a traditional gateway to Purāṇic wisdom and tīrtha-glory.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The specific site is not named in this half-verse; it functions as a narrative prompt within the Kelīśvarī Mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes inquiry and the desire to hear the sacred account.