Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ततस्तृप्तिं परां प्राप्य गत्वा जैमिनिसंनिधौ । उपविष्टः प्रणम्योच्चैस्तथान्यांश्च मुनीन्क्रमात्

Transliteration

tatastṛptiṃ parāṃ prāpya gatvā jaiminisaṃnidhau | upaviṣṭaḥ praṇamyoccaistathānyāṃśca munīnkramāt

Translation

ثم لما نال تمام الرضا، مضى إلى حضرة الموني جَيمِني. فجلس بعد أن انحنى ساجدًا بإجلال، وكذلك حيّا سائر الحكماء على الترتيب.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — thereafter

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• पराम्: supreme/great
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having attained

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having gone

• जैमिनि-संनिधौ: in Jaimini's presence
• जैमिनि-संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक) + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जैमिनेस्संनिधिः)

• उपविष्टः: seated
• उपविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपविष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; उप-√विश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — PPP used predicatively: seated

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having bowed

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — aloud/with a loud voice

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण) — likewise/and so

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction 'and'

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• क्रमात्: in due order
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — ablative singular; अव्ययीभावार्थे 'in order/one by one' (idiomatic)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaimini-āśrama (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After eating, the king walks to a hermitage clearing where Jaimini sits among sages; the king bows deeply, then sits respectfully after salutations to each sage in sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Jaimini

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress in tīrtha settings is completed by humility—approaching sages with proper reverence and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights a sage’s vicinity (Jaimini’s āśrama/saṃnidhi) within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the tīrtha name is not stated here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Respectful conduct: praṇāma (bowing) to the guru and to sages in proper sequence.