Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अम्बावृद्धे समासाद्य पूजयित्वा प्रयत्नतः । प्रोचुश्च दुःखसन्तप्ता विनयावनताः स्थिताः

Transliteration

ambāvṛddhe samāsādya pūjayitvā prayatnataḥ | procuśca duḥkhasantaptā vinayāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

他们趋近阿姆巴弗丽达（Ambāvṛddhā），竭诚礼敬供奉；悲苦灼心，便谦恭俯首而立，开口陈述。

Word by Word

• ambā-vṛddhe: in/unto the aged Ambā
• ambā-vṛddhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambā (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘वृद्धा अम्बा’ (the aged mother/Amba); अधिकरण

• samāsādya: having approached
• samāsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sad (सद् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having approached’

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘having worshipped’

• prayatnataḥ: earnestly
• prayatnataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb) — ‘with effort/earnestly’

• procuḥ: they said
• procuḥ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• duḥkha-santaptāḥ: afflicted with grief
• duḥkha-santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + santapta (√tap धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘दुःखेन सन्तप्ताः’ = ‘afflicted by sorrow’; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणाः/ते)

• vinaya-avanatāḥ: bowed humbly
• vinaya-avanatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक) + avanata (√nam धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘विनयेन अवनताः’ = ‘bowed in humility’; विशेषण

• sthitāḥ: stood/remained
• sthitāḥ: Kriyā (Predicative action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण ‘stood/remained’ (finite sense)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, grief-stricken, approach Ambāvṛddhā with offerings; they stand bowed, hands folded, faces drawn with sorrow, ready to speak their plea.

Characters & Entities

• Ambāvṛddhā
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, dharma recommends humble approach (vinaya) and sincere worship (pūjā) to the presiding sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ambāvṛddhā’s sacred presence within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approach the deity and perform pūjā with effort and humility as a means of seeking protection and grace.