Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

पैजवन उवाच । एतान्भेदान्मम ब्रूहि विस्तरेण तपोधन । त्वद्वाक्यामृतपानेन तृषा नैव प्रशाम्यति

Transliteration

paijavana uvāca | etānbhedānmama brūhi vistareṇa tapodhana | tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛṣā naiva praśāmyati

Translation

Paijavana thưa: “Ôi bậc tích chứa công phu khổ hạnh, xin hãy nói cho ta rõ các sai biệt ấy. Dẫu uống cam lộ từ lời của ngài, cơn khát trong ta vẫn chưa nguôi.”

Word by Word

• paijavanaḥ: Paijavana
• paijavanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paijavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• bhedān: differences/divisions
• bhedān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• mama: to me/of me
• mama: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vistareṇa: in detail
• vistareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकार/रीति (in detail)

• tapodhana: O treasure of austerity
• tapodhana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘तपो धनं यस्य सः’

• tvad-vākya-amṛta-pānena: by drinking the nectar of your words
• tvad-vākya-amṛta-pānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/करण (by drinking the nectar of your words)

• tṛṣā: thirst
• tṛṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• eva: at all/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• praśāmyati: is appeased/ceases
• praśāmyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śam (शम्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Paijavana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Paijavana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Paijavana, a royal figure, sits respectfully before the ascetic Gālava, hands folded, requesting detailed explanation; a calm hermitage with water pot, deer-skin seat, and a small worship pedestal hinting at Śāligrāma arcana.

Characters & Entities

• Paijavana
• Gālava (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere eagerness to learn sacred classifications and worship-methods is itself praised as devotional thirst.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya and the Śāligrāma tradition linked to Gaṇḍakī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for detailed instruction—preparatory to correct identification and worship of Śāligrāma types.