Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तत्रानेन वयं देव बालकेनाऽभिवादिताः । क्रमात्सर्वेरपि प्रोक्तो दीर्घायुरिति सादरम्

Transliteration

tatrānena vayaṃ deva bālakenā'bhivāditāḥ | kramātsarverapi prokto dīrghāyuriti sādaram

Translation

هناك، أيها الربّ، حيّانا هذا الغلام بخشوعٍ وإجلال. ثم إنّ كلَّ واحدٍ منا، على التتابع، باركه بمودّة قائلاً: «ليكن لك عمرٌ مديد».

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Desha-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• anena: by this (one)
• anena: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• deva: O god/lord
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• bālakenā: by the boy
• bālakenā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālaka (बालक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• abhivāditāḥ: were greeted/saluted
• abhivāditāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (वद् धातु) + abhivādita (अभिवादित कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P.); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (vayam)

• kramāt: in order/successively
• kramāt: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (क्रम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्/तद्धितान्त अव्यय; पञ्चमी-आधारित अर्थे (in due order/successively)

• sarve: all (of us)
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• api: also/indeed
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि=also/indeed (particle)

• proktaḥ: was uttered/said
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु) + prokta (प्रोक्त कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P.); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (वाक्ये 'आशीर्वादः/वचनम्' इति लुप्त-कर्तृक/लुप्त-विशेष्य)

• dīrgha-āyuḥ: long life
• dīrgha-āyuḥ: Karman (Content/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (दीर्घ) + āyus (आयुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (dīrgham āyuḥ)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādara (सादर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (with respect)

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young boy bows to a line of sages; each sage raises a hand in blessing, the sequence shown as a rhythmic repetition, conveying affectionate benediction.

Characters & Entities

• munis (sages)
• the boy
• Brahmā (as addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful salutation (abhivādana) and blessings from the righteous are themselves dharmic acts that generate auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Camatkārapura setting from the prior verse but focuses on conduct rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied observance is abhivādana (greeting elders/sages) and giving blessings; no formal rite is specified.