Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

ततः परं तपश्चक्रे भिक्षान्नकृतभोजना । शस्यमाना जनैः सर्वैश्चमत्कारपुरोद्भवैः

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ tapaścakre bhikṣānnakṛtabhojanā | śasyamānā janaiḥ sarvaiścamatkārapurodbhavaiḥ

Translation

Daraufhin übte sie Askese, indem sie sich von Almosenspeise nährte. Und alle Menschen, von den wunderbaren Begebenheiten in Staunen versetzt, priesen sie sehr.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter/from that)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/पर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अधिकम्/अनन्तरम् (further/next)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मपदम् (object)

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘did/has done’

• भिक्षा: alms
• भिक्षा: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अन्न: food
• अन्न: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• कृत: done/made
• कृत: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसार; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• भोजना: eating/meal
• भोजना: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासान्तपद (in compound)

• भिक्षान्नकृतभोजना: she whose food was alms-food
• भिक्षान्नकृतभोजना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिक्षा + अन्न + कृत + भोजन (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः) = ‘भिक्षान्नेन कृतं भोजनं यस्याः’ (one whose meal is made of alms-food)

• शस्यमाना: being praised
• शस्यमाना: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंस् (धातु) + यमान (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययः; passive present participle sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being praised’

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देशः (by people)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘जनैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• चमत्कार: wonder, marvel
• चमत्कार: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• पुरः: before/in front
• पुरः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्/पुरः (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वपद) = ‘पूर्वे/अग्रे’ (in front/preceding); समासाङ्ग

• उद्भवैः: by those arising/originating
• उद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासान्तपद

• चमत्कारपुरोद्भवैः: by all people, wondrously arisen/with marvelous manifestations
• चमत्कारपुरोद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चमत्कार + पुरः + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः = ‘चमत्कारात् पुरः उद्भवाः’/‘चमत्कारपूर्वोद्भवाः’ (those whose origin is preceded by marvels / wondrously arisen); ‘जनैः सर्वैः’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-keeping woman, serene and emaciated from austerity, receives simple alms-food while townspeople gather at a respectful distance, hands folded, marveling at auspicious signs around her.

Characters & Entities

• Townspeople
• Tapas
• Bhikṣā (alms)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity grounded in simplicity (bhikṣā) strengthens spiritual power, and the tīrtha setting becomes radiant through such disciplined practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a tīrtha narrative but does not specify the exact site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas accompanied by a regulated life of bhikṣā (alms-based sustenance).