Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शुद्धं ब्राह्मणमानयेत्

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena śuddhaṃ brāhmaṇamānayet

Translation

অতএব সর্বপ্রকার প্রচেষ্টায় শুদ্ধ ব্রাহ্মণকে (কর্মের জন্য) আহ্বান করা উচিত।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Avyaya (Reason/hetu)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थे अव्ययप्राय (ablative used adverbially: 'therefore/from that reason')

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणम्)

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• आनयेत्: should bring
• आनयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should bring)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-householder at a tīrtha respectfully invites a clean, composed brāhmaṇa for officiation; ritual vessels, kuśa grass, and a calm riverside/temple courtyard set the tone.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere effort must be made to secure purity and right conduct in sacred rites to protect their spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is framed within tīrtha-māhātmya guidance, emphasizing correct ritual performance at holy places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invite/select a śuddha (pure) brāhmaṇa for śrāddha.