Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तापस्योपि गृहं गत्वा वस्त्राणि विविधानि च । भूषणानि च गात्रेषु सस्पर्द्धा निदधुस्तदा

Transliteration

tāpasyopi gṛhaṃ gatvā vastrāṇi vividhāni ca | bhūṣaṇāni ca gātreṣu sasparddhā nidadhustadā

Translation

Rồi họ đến nơi ở của nữ tu khổ hạnh, khoác lên mình đủ loại y phục và đeo trang sức trên thân thể—như thể ganh đua nhau vậy.

Word by Word

• तापस्य: of the ascetic
• तापस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• गृहं: house
• गृहं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having gone)

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वस्त्राणि)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गात्रेषु: on the limbs/body
• गात्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सस्पर्द्धाः: rivalrous/competitive
• सस्पर्द्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सस्पर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied subject ‘ताः’)

• निदधुः: they placed/put on
• निदधुः: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) उपसर्ग: नि-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (specific speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a simple ascetic dwelling, a group of tapasvinīs adorn themselves with varied garments and ornaments offered by a queen; the mood shows both devotion and a subtle competitive eagerness among recipients.

Characters & Entities

• tāpasī (female ascetic)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It subtly contrasts ascetic simplicity with worldly display, hinting how rivalry and adornment can arise even around gifts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse narrates the act of donning garments and ornaments.