Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राज्ञी छादोग्यं द्विजसत्तमम् । समानीयाब्रवीदेनं विनयावनता स्थिता

Transliteration

evamuktvā tato rājñī chādogyaṃ dvijasattamam | samānīyābravīdenaṃ vinayāvanatā sthitā

Translation

وبعد أن قالت ذلك، استدعت الملكةُ تشادوجيا، أفضلَ البراهمة، ثم وقفت بخضوعٍ وأدبٍ وخاطبته بكلامٍ مهذّب.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), अव्ययभाव (gerund): ‘having said’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• rājñī: the queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• chādogyam: a Chāndogya (Sāmavedin)
• chādogyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chādogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) विभक्ति, एकवचन; (छान्दोग्य-शाखाध्यायी)

• dvija-sattamam: the best of brahmins
• dvija-sattamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां सत्तमः)

• samānīya: having brought (him)
• samānīya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nī (धातु) + sam (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/तुमुन्-समकक्ष ‘-ya’), अव्ययभाव (gerund): ‘having brought’

• abravīt: said; spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enam)

• vinayā: with humility
• vinayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• avanatā: bowed down
• avanatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-nata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नता’ = bowed

• sthitā: standing; remaining
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (third-person)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen, slightly bowed, addresses the venerable Brahmin (Chāndogya), who arrives with calm dignity; attendants stand aside; a sense of ritual gravity fills the court.

Characters & Entities

• queen (rājñī)
• Chādogya
• dvijasattama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in royal power, dharma is expressed through humility and respect toward learned Brahmins and sacred learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.