Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तं शब्दं स महीपालः श्रुत्वा मूर्छामुपाविशत् । पतितश्च जले तस्मिन्पद्मं चादर्शनं गतम्

Transliteration

taṃ śabdaṃ sa mahīpālaḥ śrutvā mūrchāmupāviśat | patitaśca jale tasminpadmaṃ cādarśanaṃ gatam

Translation

وہ آواز سن کر بادشاہ بے ہوش ہو گیا؛ اور جب وہ اُس پانی میں گر پڑا تو کنول بھی نگاہوں سے اوجھل ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• tam: that
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Masculine Accusative Singular (qualifying śabdam)

• śabdam: sound
• śabdam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Masculine Accusative Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular

• mahī-pālaḥ: the king
• mahī-pālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास = king; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) = gerund; अर्थ: having heard

• mūrchām: fainting
• mūrchām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine Accusative Singular

• upāviśat: fell into / succumbed to
• upāviśat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल) परस्मैपद = Imperfect; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन = 3rd person singular; अर्थ: entered/was seized by (fainted)

• patitaḥ: fell
• patitaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त) = past participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: fallen

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction ‘and’

• jale: in the water
• jale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन = Neuter Locative Singular

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन = Locative Singular (referring to jale)

• padmam: the lotus
• padmam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular (subject of gatam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = and

• adarśanam: disappearance / out of sight
• adarśanam: Gati/Karma (Goal-state/गत्यर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter Accusative Singular; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाम् (goal/state)

• gatam: went / became
• gatam: Kriya (Resultant state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त) = past participle; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; padmam (subject)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king reels from the thunderous sound, eyes rolling as he faints and falls back into the water; simultaneously the radiant lotus dissolves/vanishes, leaving only ripples and fading light.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadbala (implied)
• Lotus (padma)
• Sacred water-body

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power can overwhelm the unprepared; holy places teach reverence, self-control, and surrender before the sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same jalāśaya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya, portrayed as a locus of powerful, mysterious manifestations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse narrates the consequence of the miraculous event.