Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे दक्षः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः । प्रययौ संमुखस्तस्य युक्तः सर्वैः सुहृद्गणैः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare dakṣaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ | prayayau saṃmukhastasya yuktaḥ sarvaiḥ suhṛdgaṇaiḥ

Translation

اسی اثنا میں دکش، خوشی سے بدن پر رونگٹے کھڑے ہوئے، اپنے تمام خیرخواہوں کے حلقوں کے ساتھ، اُس کے استقبال کے لیے روبرو آگے بڑھا۔

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (सर्वनाम)

• antare: in the interval, meanwhile
• antare: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• saṃprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhaḥ: whose body-hairs were bristling with joy
• saṃprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-pra-√hṛṣ (हृष् धातु) + tanūruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (yasya tanūruhāḥ saṃprahṛṣṭāḥ = whose body-hairs are thrilled)

• prayayau: went forth, proceeded
• prayayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• saṃmukhaḥ: facing (towards), in front
• saṃmukhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• tasya: of him, towards him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (सर्वनाम)

• yuktaḥ: accompanied, joined
• yuktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त, पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (endowed/associated)

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• suhṛd-gaṇaiḥ: with groups of friends/well-wishers
• suhṛd-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa steps forward from a decorated hall, palms joined, eyes bright; his skin shows romāñca; behind him stand friends and well-wishers in orderly groups, carrying welcoming offerings—water, flowers, lamps—moving to meet the arriving Maheśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Maheśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent reception and joyful humility before the divine (and before honored guests) is itself dharma and creates auspiciousness in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya storyline; the exact tīrtha is not specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical dhārmic act is implied: going forth to welcome and meet the revered visitor; no formal rite is detailed.