Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वान्समाहूय ब्राह्मणान्विनयान्विताः । प्रोचुर्दत्त्वा विचित्राणि भूषणाच्छादनानि च

Transliteration

tatra sarvānsamāhūya brāhmaṇānvinayānvitāḥ | procurdattvā vicitrāṇi bhūṣaṇācchādanāni ca

Translation

সেখানে বিনয়সহকারে তাঁরা সকল ব্রাহ্মণকে আহ্বান করলেন; এবং বিচিত্র অলংকার ও বস্ত্র দান করে তাঁদের উদ্দেশে বললেন।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masc. acc. pl.); विशेषण

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√ह्वे/√हू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having summoned/called together)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masc. acc. pl.)

• विनय-अन्विताः: endowed with humility
• विनय-अन्विताः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √इ ‘to go’ with anu-; ‘endowed’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.); विशेषण (endowed with humility)

• प्रोचुः: they said, spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन (perfect; 3rd person plural)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having given)

• विचित्राणि: various, wonderful
• विचित्राणि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neut. acc. pl.); विशेषण

• भूषण-आच्छादनानि: ornaments and garments/coverings
• भूषण-आच्छादनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + आच्छादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neut. acc. pl.); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (ornaments and coverings)

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

Speaker

Local devotees/hosts addressing the brāhmaṇas (contextual narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a hall or open courtyard, Kaurava and Yādava leaders respectfully summon brāhmaṇas; attendants present folded garments and gleaming ornaments; the kings speak with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with humility and respectful service—especially honoring learned brāhmaṇas through dāna and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context (Nāga-related sacred ford), where rites and gifts gain special efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: giving ornaments and garments as part of respectful reception before undertaking a sacred rite.