Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एतस्य तु पुनः शेषमायुषो दिवसत्र यम् । विद्यते विबुधश्रेष्ठ व्रीडितास्तेन वै वयम्

Transliteration

etasya tu punaḥ śeṣamāyuṣo divasatra yam | vidyate vibudhaśreṣṭha vrīḍitāstena vai vayam

Translation

“لیکن، اے دیوتاؤں میں برتر، اس کی عمر میں اب صرف تین دن باقی ہیں۔ اسی سبب ہم شرمندہ ہوئے کہ ہم نے اسے ‘دراز عمر’ کی دعا دی تھی۔”

Word by Word

• etasya: of this (boy)
• etasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (पुनः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again/further)

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (शेष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āyuṣaḥ: of life
• āyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (आयुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• divasa-trayam: three days
• divasa-trayam: Karta (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (दिवस) + traya (त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः दिवसाः)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/यद्-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• vidyate: exists/remains
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु; अस्त्यर्थे)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vibudha-śreṣṭha: O best of the gods/wise
• vibudha-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (विबुध) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vibudhānāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• vrīḍitāḥ: were ashamed/embarrassed
• vrīḍitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vrīḍ (व्रीड् धातु) + vrīḍita (व्रीडित कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P./adjectival); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (vayam)

• tena: by that/therefore
• tena: Karana (Cause/हेतु-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (वै अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (vibudha-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages, faces lowered, confess to Brahmā that only three days remain for the boy; the boy stands nearby, serene yet fragile; the air is heavy with compassion and impending miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vibudhaśreṣṭha)
• munis (sages)
• the boy

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious speech should align with truth; when destiny appears short, devotees seek higher refuge for grace beyond limitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the narrative tension within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement about remaining lifespan (āyuḥ) and the sages’ reaction.