Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दत्त्वार्घ्यं विधिवत्तस्य प्रणिपत्य मुहुर्मुहुः । प्रोवाच रामदेवोऽथ हर्षगद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

dattvārghyaṃ vidhivattasya praṇipatya muhurmuhuḥ | provāca rāmadevo'tha harṣagadgadayā girā

Translation

اُس کو شاستری ودھی کے مطابق ارغیہ دے کر اور بار بار سجدۂ تعظیم بجا لا کر، رام دیو نے پھر خوشی سے بھری، گدگدائی ہوئی آواز میں کہا۔

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्ति-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• प्रोवाच: spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-प्र

• रामदेवः: Rāma the lord
• रामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुबन्ध/सम्बन्धसूचक (particle)

• हर्षगद्गदया: with (a voice) choked with joy
• हर्षगद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; गिरा इति विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (हर्षेण गद्गदा)

• गिरा: with voice/speech
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord offers arghya with ritual precision, then bows repeatedly at Durvāsā’s feet; his voice trembles with joy as he begins to speak; the sage stands composed, receiving honor.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness expresses itself as reverence: honoring the holy with correct rites and heartfelt humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it focuses on the dharmic manner of reception within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse explicitly mentions offering arghya ‘according to rule’ (vidhivat) and repeated praṇipāta (prostration).