Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच । ऋत्विजः सकला देवाः संस्थिताः कौतुकान्विताः । उत्तिष्ठंतु च ते शीघ्रं यज्ञकर्मप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca | ṛtvijaḥ sakalā devāḥ saṃsthitāḥ kautukānvitāḥ | uttiṣṭhaṃtu ca te śīghraṃ yajñakarmaprasiddhaye

Translation

Pulastya sprach: „Die ṛtvij, die Opferpriester, und alle Götter sind versammelt, erfüllt von freudiger Erwartung. Sie sollen sich sogleich erheben, damit das Opferwerk (yajña) zur Vollendung gelange.“

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ऋत्विजः: priests
• ऋत्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संस्थिताः: standing/assembled
• संस्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कौतुकान्विताः: endowed with curiosity/interest
• कौतुकान्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कौतुक-सम्बद्धाः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• उत्तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) rise/stand up
• उत्तिष्ठन्तु: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यज्ञकर्मप्रसिद्धये: for the successful accomplishment of the sacrificial rites
• यज्ञकर्मप्रसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यज्ञस्य कर्मणः प्रसिद्धिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛtvij and assembled devas (within the story-frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pulastya, as venerable ṛṣi, addresses assembled ṛtviks and a radiant circle of devas near a blazing yajña-kuṇḍa, urging immediate rising to complete the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Ṛtvij (priests)
• Devas
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites require timely, coordinated action—devotion is expressed through disciplined ritual completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct site-glorification in this verse; it continues the chapter’s ritual narrative surrounding the tīrtha discussion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proceed promptly with yajña-karmas; the ṛtviks and devas should rise and act to ensure the sacrifice is successfully carried out.