Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा विप्रा न्प्रणतितत्परः । पुनरेव वचः प्रोचुर्विप्राः कृतशिवागसः

Transliteration

prasannavadano bhūtvā viprā npraṇatitatparaḥ | punareva vacaḥ procurviprāḥ kṛtaśivāgasaḥ

Translation

پُرسکون چہرہ لیے، برہمنوں کے ادب بھرے سجدوں کو قبول کرنے میں متوجہ ہو کر، وہ پھر کلام کرنے لگے—وہی برہمن جن سے شیو کے حضور خطا سرزد ہوئی تھی۔

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नवदनः: with a pleased face
• प्रसन्नवदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (प्रसन्नं वदनं यस्य)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having become’

• विप्रान्: the Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रणतितत्परः: intent on bowing (to them)
• प्रणतितत्परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणति-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रणतौ तत्परः = intent on bowing)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रोचुः: they said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्राः: the Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कृतशिवागसः: who had committed an offence against Śiva
• कृतशिवागसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-शिव-अगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवे अगः कृतम् येषाम् = those who committed an offence against Śiva)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas with lowered heads and folded hands stand before a serene-faced divine figure; the mood is penitential yet hopeful, suggesting impending instruction or forgiveness.

Characters & Entities

• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even after wrongdoing, sincere reverence and repentance before Śiva open the way to reconciliation and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha setting functions as the sanctified arena where offenders can approach Nīlarūpa/Śiva through praise and submission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇati (bowing/salutation) and renewed supplication after stuti; the verse implies penitential approach rather than detailing a full rite.