Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सुतनाम्नाप्यहं दृष्ट्वा भवतीनां च दर्शनात् । किमर्थमिह संप्राप्ताः कथ्यतामविलंबितम्

Transliteration

sutanāmnāpyahaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavatīnāṃ ca darśanāt | kimarthamiha saṃprāptāḥ kathyatāmavilaṃbitam

Translation

‘میرے بیٹے’ کے نام کو سن کر بھی اور تم سب کا دیدار کر کے، تم یہاں کس غرض سے آئے ہو؟ بلا تاخیر بتاؤ۔

Word by Word

• सुतनाम्ना: by (his) son's name
• सुतनाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुतस्य नाम्ना)

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative Singular (1st person pronoun)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय-कृदन्त) — Gerund/absolutive (‘having seen’)

• भवतीनाम्: of you (ladies)
• भवतीनाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Plural (honorific ‘you ladies’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight / because of seeing (you)
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular (‘from/because of seeing’)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (interrogative)

• अर्थम्: purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संप्राप्ताः: have arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे) — PPP ‘arrived’, nominative plural feminine (agreeing with implied ‘you’)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, कर्मणि-प्रयोग, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative passive 3rd singular (‘let it be told’)

• अविलंबितम्: without delay
• अविलंबितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अविलम्बित (प्रातिपदिक; अवि+लम्ब् से क्त)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) — used adverbially ‘without delay’

Speaker

Pārvatī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛttikās (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, having seen someone called ‘my son’ and the assembled visitors, asks their purpose for coming and requests an immediate explanation.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Kṛttikās (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual narratives unfold through sincere inquiry; questions asked with urgency invite truth to be revealed.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a dialogue transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.