Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रोचुश्च प्रणताः स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैः सुश्रुतिसंभवैः । त्रैलोक्ये सृष्टिरूपं यत्कमलासनसंस्थितम्

Transliteration

procuśca praṇatāḥ stutvā stotraiḥ suśrutisaṃbhavaiḥ | trailokye sṛṣṭirūpaṃ yatkamalāsanasaṃsthitam

Translation

Sie verneigten sich, priesen Ihn mit Hymnen, die den heiligen Veden entstammen, und sprachen dann zu Dem, der in den drei Welten die Gestalt der Schöpfung ist, auf dem Lotosthron sitzend (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• procuḥ: they spoke / they said
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• praṇatāḥ: bowed down, prostrated
• praṇatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇata (कृदन्त; pra√nam)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• suśruti-saṃbhavaiḥ: born of (sacred) good tradition/śruti
• suśruti-saṃbhavaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suśruti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘सुश्रुतेः संभवा:’

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः (tri+lokya)

• sṛṣṭi-rūpam: the form of creation
• sṛṣṭi-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सृष्टेः रूपम्’

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• kamalāsana-saṃsthitam: seated on the lotus-seat
• kamalāsana-saṃsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthita (कृदन्त; sam√sthā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘स्थित’; सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘कमलासने संस्थितम्’ (seated on the lotus-seat)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of devas, hands folded, bowing and chanting Vedic hymns before Brahmā seated on a radiant lotus-throne, with the three worlds subtly indicated in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Kamalāsana, Pitāmaha)
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic-rooted praise (stotra) and surrender are presented as the correct response to cosmic disorder, opening the way for restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it frames the divine consultation that typically culminates in a tīrtha’s establishment and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) and praṇāma (bowing) are exemplified, though no specific mantra or vrata is prescribed in this line.