Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सापि कन्या वरारोहा बाल्यभावादनिन्दिता । शय्यैकांते समाविष्टा दक्षिणे मुरविद्विषः

Transliteration

sāpi kanyā varārohā bālyabhāvādaninditā | śayyaikāṃte samāviṣṭā dakṣiṇe muravidviṣaḥ

Translation

وہ کنیا بھی—خوش اندام اور بچپن کی معصومیت کے سبب بے عیب—مُر کے دشمن (وشنو) کے دائیں جانب، بستر کے کنارے پر بیٹھ گئی۔

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine Nominative singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: also/even)

• kanyā: the maiden
• kanyā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine Nominative singular)

• varārohā: of lovely form
• varārohā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara + ārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'वरम् आरोहति' / 'सुन्दरारोहा' (Feminine Nominative singular)

• bālya-bhāvāt: because of childishness
• bālya-bhāvāt: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālya + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (Masculine Ablative singular: due to childhood-state)

• aninditā: blameless
• aninditā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त विशेषण (Feminine Nominative singular: blameless)

• śayyā-ekānte: in the secluded bed-place
• śayyā-ekānte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayyā + ekānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'शय्यायाः एकान्ते' (Locative singular: in the bed-chamber/solitary bed-place)

• samāviṣṭā: having entered / seated
• samāviṣṭā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√viś (धातु) + samāviṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (Past participle, Feminine Nominative singular: having entered/settled)

• dakṣiṇe: on the right (side)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'दक्षिणपार्श्वे' अर्थे (Neuter Locative singular: on the right side)

• mura-vidviṣaḥ: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• mura-vidviṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mura + vidviṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; 'मुरस्य विद्विट्' (Genitive singular: of the enemy of Mura = Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not marked in verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful, blameless maiden sits modestly at the edge of the couch, to the right of Viṣṇu (Mura’s foe), emphasizing innocence and auspicious placement.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyā
• Viṣṇu (Muravidviṣ)
• Mura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Moral judgment in dharma considers intention and innocence; youthfulness can render an act blameless in context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this shloka; it is a narrative detail within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.