Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो दूतं पूजया मास राघवः । वस्त्रैर्बहुविधै रत्नैर्नद्युत्थैश्च पृथग्विधैः

Transliteration

evamuktvā tato dūtaṃ pūjayā māsa rāghavaḥ | vastrairbahuvidhai ratnairnadyutthaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ

Translation

Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, ehrte Rāghava den Boten durch Verehrung und beschenkte ihn mit vielerlei Gewändern und verschiedenartigen Juwelen, auch solchen, die aus Flüssen gewonnen waren.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• दूतम्: the messenger
• दूतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पूजयामास: honoured/worshipped
• पूजयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; रूपम्: पूजया + आमास (परिप्रयोगः)

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• बहुविधैः: of many kinds
• बहुविधैः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध (प्रातिपदिक) = बहु + विध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘वस्त्रैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः (बहवः विधाः)

• रत्नैः: with jewels
• रत्नैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• नद्युत्थैः: river-born (from the river)
• नद्युत्थैः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नद्युत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) = नदी + उत्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘रत्नैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (नद्याः उत्थानि)

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

• पृथग्विधैः: of various distinct kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथग्विध (प्रातिपदिक) = पृथक् + विध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘वस्त्रैः/रत्नैः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः (पृथक् विधाः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (verse narrates Rāghava’s actions; speaker not marked here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma performs a formal honoring of the messenger: offering garments, jewels, and river-sourced gems laid on trays; attendants present offerings in orderly rows.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Dūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes honoring envoys and guests with respect and appropriate gifts, reflecting noble conduct and gratitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice of pūjā (honoring) and dāna (gifting garments and jewels) is exemplified as righteous conduct.