Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कर्णोत्पलोवाच । मम पत्युः कृते देवि मम तातः सुदुःखितः । राज्याद्भ्रष्टः सुखाच्चापि कुटुंबेन विवर्जितः

Transliteration

karṇotpalovāca | mama patyuḥ kṛte devi mama tātaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ | rājyādbhraṣṭaḥ sukhāccāpi kuṭuṃbena vivarjitaḥ

Translation

کارṇوتپلا نے کہا: “اے دیوی، میرے پتی کے سبب میرا پتا نہایت دکھی ہو گیا ہے—راج سے محروم ہو گیا، سکھ سے بھی محروم، اور اپنے کنبے سے جدا کر دیا گیا ہے۔”

Word by Word

• karṇotpalā: Karṇotpalā
• karṇotpalā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇotpalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः कर्मधारयः (karṇa + utpalā)

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

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• patyuḥ: of (my) husband
• patyuḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛte: for the sake (of)
• kṛte: Hetu (Cause/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ सप्तमी (for the sake of)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tātaḥ: father
• tātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• suduḥkhitaḥ: very sorrowful
• suduḥkhitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• rājyāt: from the kingdom
• rājyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhraṣṭaḥ: fallen, deprived
• bhraṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhraṃś (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sukhāt: from happiness
• sukhāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• kuṭuṃbena: by/with the family
• kuṭuṃbena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṭumba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vivarjitaḥ: deprived, abandoned
• vivarjitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + varj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Karṇotpalā

Characters & Entities

• Karṇotpalā
• Devī
• father (tāta)
• husband (pati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly collapse—loss of status, joy, and kin—becomes a motive to seek divine refuge and dharmic remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting connected to Gaurī; the precise tīrtha name is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a statement of suffering that frames the forthcoming boon and practice.