Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
कौतुकं नः समुत्पन्नमत्रार्थे सूतनंदन
Transliteration
kautukaṃ naḥ samutpannamatrārthe sūtanaṃdana
Translation
اے سوت کے فرزند، اس معاملے میں ہمارے دل میں تجسّس پیدا ہو گیا ہے۔
Word by Word
कौतुकम्curiosity/wonder
कौतुकम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter nom./acc. singular (here nominative)
नःour/of us
नः:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Genitive plural: “of us/our”
समुत्पन्नम्has arisen
समुत्पन्नम्:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उत्+पद् (धातु) → समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle agreeing with ‘कौतुकम्’
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
अर्थेin the matter
अर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular: “in/with regard to the matter”
सूतनन्दनO son of Sūta
सूतनन्दन:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, 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
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SūtaFAQs
Reverent questioning before a qualified narrator is a traditional gateway to Purāṇic wisdom and tīrtha-glory.
The specific site is not named in this half-verse; it functions as a narrative prompt within the Kelīśvarī Mahātmya.
None; the verse emphasizes inquiry and the desire to hear the sacred account.