Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो भरत शत्रुघ्नौ नंदिग्रामं समागतौ । पादुकापूजनरतौ तत्र राज्यधरावुभौ

Transliteration

tato bharata śatrughnau naṃdigrāmaṃ samāgatau | pādukāpūjanaratau tatra rājyadharāvubhau

Translation

Dann erreichten Bharata und Śatrughna Nandigrāma. Dort, dem Verehren von Rāmas Sandalen hingegeben, trugen beide die Last des Reiches.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• भरत: Bharata
• भरत: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (समुच्चित-कर्ता)

• शत्रुघ्नौ: Śatrughna (the two)
• शत्रुघ्नौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; भरतेन सह कर्ता

• नन्दिग्रामम्: to Nandigrāma
• नन्दिग्रामम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म; (नन्दि + ग्राम) नामधेय-समासः

• समागतौ: arrived
• समागतौ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्तरि (they arrived)

• पादुकापूजनरतौ: engaged in worship of the sandals
• पादुकापूजनरतौ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पादुका-पूजन-रत (प्रातिपदिक; पादुका + पूजन + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (उभौ); षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘पादुकापूजने रतौ’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• राज्यधरौ: bearing/holding the kingdom (as regents)
• राज्यधरौ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य-धर (प्रातिपदिक; राज्य + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (उभौ); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘राज्यं धरति’

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण/संज्ञा

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandigrāma

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied kingly listener (rājan) in the narrative flow

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Nandigrāma, Bharata and Śatrughna place Rāma’s sandals on a throne-like seat, performing ārati and offering flowers; ministers stand respectfully; the kingdom is governed under the sign of the pādukās.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Nandigrāma
• Rāma (implied by pādukā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True authority is service to dharma; Bharata models humility by ruling as a trustee, not an owner.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nandigrāma is presented as a sanctified seat of dharmic governance through devotion to Rāma’s pādukās.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pādukā-pūjā (worship of the sandals) is described as a devotional practice expressing allegiance to righteous rule.