Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

आजग्मुस्त्वरया युक्ता ददुस्तस्मै करं च ताः । स चुक्रोश ततो गाढं दूरेदूरे पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

ājagmustvarayā yuktā dadustasmai karaṃ ca tāḥ | sa cukrośa tato gāḍhaṃ dūredūre punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Họ vội vã đến và đưa tay dâng cho chàng. Nhưng chàng lại kêu lên càng khẩn thiết hơn, hết lần này đến lần khác: “Xa nữa, xa nữa!”

Word by Word

• आजग्मुः: they came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वरया: with haste
• त्वरया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्ताः: endowed/engaged
• युक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषणम् (ताः)

• ददुः: they gave
• ददुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताः: they (fem.)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चुक्रोश: he cried out
• चुक्रोश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon)

• गाढम्: loudly/intensely
• गाढम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• दूरे: far away
• दूरे: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण सप्तमी-एकवचन (adverbial locative)

• दूरे: far, far away
• दूरे: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-क्रियाविशेषण (reduplicated adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (reduplicated for emphasis)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama-hrada (unnamed)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vijayā and companions

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijayā and companions rush to the lake’s edge, extending their hands to pull the brahmacārin out. Instead of grasping, he cries repeatedly, ‘Farther away!’ creating confusion and heightened tension at the water’s edge.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā and companions (sakhīs)
• Brahmacārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes boundaries and propriety; urgency does not justify violating ethical restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the verse implies concerns of purity and appropriate contact.