Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

अत्र स्थाने तवाऽग्रे तु करिष्यामो महोत्सवम् । गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः । द्विजानां तर्पणैश्चैव सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्

Transliteration

atra sthāne tavā'gre tu kariṣyāmo mahotsavam | gītavāditranirghoṣairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ | dvijānāṃ tarpaṇaiścaiva sarvakāmasamṛddhidam

Translation

هنا، في هذا الموضع، وأمام حضرتك سنقيم مهرجانًا عظيمًا؛ يدوّي بالغناء وآلات الطرب، مع العطور والأكاليل والأدهان، ومع قرابين «تَرْپَنا» لإرضاء ذوي الميلادين (الدڤيجا)؛ وهو يمنح وفرةَ كلّ المقاصد المرغوبة.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अग्रे: in front (of you)
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• करिष्यामः: we will do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (‘महान् उत्सवः’)

• गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: with songs, musical instruments, and loud acclamations
• गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वादित्र + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (song, instruments, and loud sounds)

• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: with fragrances, garlands, and anointments
• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + माल्य + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (perfumes, garlands, and unguents)

• द्विजानाम्: of the Brahmins
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तर्पणैः: with offerings/satiations (tarpaṇa rites)
• तर्पणैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्: granting prosperity of all desires
• सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘महोत्सवम्’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + समृद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास (‘सर्वकामानां समृद्धिं ददाति’)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Śakra, implied by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmasthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand festival is proclaimed at the sacred place: loud music and song, offerings of perfumes, garlands, and unguents, plus brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇa—granting abundance of all desired aims.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Dvijas (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public celebration of dharma through worship, offerings, and honoring the learned is presented as a source of both devotion and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The festival is described within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Bālamaṇḍanatīrtha māhātmya setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mahotsava featuring music, fragrances, garlands, anointing, and tarpaṇa for dvijas (Brāhmaṇas).