Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सोऽपि संप्रेषितस्तेन गत्वा तं पार्थिवालयम् । शांतिकं च ततश्चक्रे यथोक्तविधिना द्विजाः

Transliteration

so'pi saṃpreṣitastena gatvā taṃ pārthivālayam | śāṃtikaṃ ca tataścakre yathoktavidhinā dvijāḥ

Translation

فلمّا أُرسل من قِبَله، مضى البراهمن إلى دار الملك؛ وهناك، يا ذوي الميلادين، أقام شعيرة الشانتي (śānti) على الوجه الموصوف وفقًا للطريقة المقرّرة.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also)

• संप्रेषितः: having been sent
• संप्रेषितः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्रेषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्रेष्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (sent)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पार्थिवालयम्: the king's residence
• पार्थिवालयम्: Karma (Object/goal of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शांतिकम्: pacificatory rite
• शांतिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-निर्देशक अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथोक्तविधिना: by the method as prescribed
• यथोक्तविधिना: Karanam (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (means: according to prescribed rule)

• द्विजाः: O brāhmaṇas / twice-born
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थेऽपि (addressing)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages in a Māhātmya frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa arrives at the palace and performs the śānti rite precisely as prescribed, with attendants and ritual implements arranged in order.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (dvija)
• king (pārthiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual acts meant for peace and auspiciousness should be done strictly according to śāstra-vidhi, especially when undertaken for public order and royal welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The excerpt sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this verse itself focuses on a palace-rite and does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A śāntika (pacificatory) rite performed in the king’s residence according to the stated procedure (yathokta-vidhi).