Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

नार्युवाच । ततोभिवाद्य तं विप्रं कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम्

Transliteration

nāryuvāca | tatobhivādya taṃ vipraṃ kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇam

Translation

女子说道：“于是她恭敬礼拜那位婆罗门，并且又绕行其右（作右绕礼，pradakṣiṇā）。”

Word by Word

• nārī: the woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• abhivādya: having saluted
• abhivādya: Kriyā (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having saluted’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vipram: the brahmin
• vipram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (object of kṛtvā)

Speaker

Nārī (a woman; spokesperson among the afflicted women)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman respectfully salutes a brāhmaṇa and walks clockwise around him in pradakṣiṇā, hands folded, head slightly bowed; the setting suggests an āśrama or riverbank.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (brāhmaṇa/sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with humility—showing reverence to the virtuous (vipra) through salutation and circumambulation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the narrative is transitioning toward guidance about sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (clockwise circumambulation) and abhivādana (respectful salutation) are indicated as acts of reverence.