Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणावसाने च पशुर्लब्धो हि तेन सः । निशांतेऽथ गृहं नीत्वा स्वामिने विनिवेदितः

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇāvasāne ca paśurlabdho hi tena saḥ | niśāṃte'tha gṛhaṃ nītvā svāmine viniveditaḥ

Translation

اور جب پرَدَکشِنا مکمل ہوئی تو اس نے یقیناً وہ جانور پا لیا۔ پھر رات کے اختتام پر اسے گھر لے گیا اور اس کے مالک کے حضور پیش کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणा-अवसाने: at the end of the circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणा-अवसाने: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पशुः: the animal
• पशुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• लब्धः: was obtained/found
• लब्धः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मणि/परिणामवाचक ("was obtained/found")

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारणसूचक (indeed/for)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta/Instrument (Agent/means in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• निशा-अन्ते: at the end of the night
• निशा-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriyā-anubandha (Sequential marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• गृहम्: to the house/home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• नीत्वा: having taken/led
• नीत्वा: Kriyā (Gerundial subordinate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त); पूर्वकाल (absolutive: having led)

• स्वामिने: to the master/owner
• स्वामिने: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• विनिवेदितः: was reported/informed
• विनिवेदितः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + √विद्/√वेद् (धातु: to make known) + त (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मणि ("was reported/informed")

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn’s edge, the shepherd leads the recovered animal back through quiet lanes and offers it respectfully to the owner; a temple silhouette or sacred grove stands in the background, suggesting unseen blessing.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even unelaborate acts connected to a sacred rite—like pradakṣiṇā—can lead to auspicious resolution and dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya episode centered on a local tīrtha where pradakṣiṇā is praised (the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) is the implied devotional act framing the event.