Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

तथा चैव तु चान्यानि चमत्कारपुरस्य च । हरिभद्राभिधानं तं भर्तृयज्ञसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

tathā caiva tu cānyāni camatkārapurasya ca | haribhadrābhidhānaṃ taṃ bhartṛyajñasamanvitam

Translation

Ebenso wird er in anderen Überlieferungen, die mit Camatkārapura verbunden sind, unter dem Namen Haribhadra genannt — ausgestattet mit der Observanz des Bhartṛyajña.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• तु: but, then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अनन्तरार्थक निपात (but/then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• अन्यानि: other (things)
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc; Pl.)

• चमत्कारपुरस्य: of Camatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार-पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• हरिभद्राभिधानम्: (one) named Haribhadra / the name ‘Haribhadra’
• हरिभद्राभिधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिभद्र-अभिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc; Sg.)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Acc; Sg.)

• भर्तृयज्ञसमन्वितम्: accompanied by Bhartṛyajña
• भर्तृयज्ञसमन्वितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भर्तृयज्ञ-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Acc; Sg.); विशेषण (qualifying ‘तम्’)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator evokes ‘other accounts’ of Camatkārapura, revealing that the same revered figure is known as Haribhadra, distinguished by the Bhartṛyajña observance; the town’s aura suggests marvel and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura
• Haribhadra
• Bhartṛyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas preserve multiple local traditions (nāma and kathā) that collectively establish a site’s sanctity and dharmic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura, through its traditions that remember and honor Haribhadra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhartṛyajña is referenced as a defining sacrificial discipline associated with Haribhadra.