Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रः समुत्थाय तस्मै तुष्टिसमन्वितः । अर्घं दत्त्वा विधानेन सादरं चेदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tataḥ śakraḥ samutthāya tasmai tuṣṭisamanvitaḥ | arghaṃ dattvā vidhānena sādaraṃ cedamabravīt

Translation

Darauf erhob sich Śakra (Indra), von Freude erfüllt; und nachdem er ihm gemäß der Vorschrift Arghya dargebracht hatte, sprach er ehrerbietig diese Worte.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• शक्रः: Shakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-utthāya (कृदन्त; सम् + उत् + √sthā (स्था) + ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive): ‘समुत्थाय’ = having risen

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुष्टि: satisfaction
• तुष्टि: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• समन्वितः: endowed (with)
• समन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samanvita (कृदन्त; सम् + अनु + √i (इ) / √vid (विद्) + क्त; lexical ‘endowed with’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; शक्रः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अर्घम्: honor-offering (arghya)
• अर्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dattvā (कृदन्त; √dā (दा) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having given

• विधानेन: according to rule/ritual
• विधानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक; स + आदर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (with respect)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra stands up in reverence, joyfully offering arghya to Nārada with ritual propriety; the moment highlights etiquette, purity, and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Nārada
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest should honor holy guests; reverence shown to sages sustains dharma and invites auspicious guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights dharmic conduct within the tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya to an honored guest (especially a sage) according to proper vidhi.