Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तत्कीदृक्परिणामोऽस्य स्वप्नस्य द्विजसत्तमाः । भविष्यति प्रजल्पध्वं परं कौतूहलं यतः

Transliteration

tatkīdṛkpariṇāmo'sya svapnasya dvijasattamāḥ | bhaviṣyati prajalpadhvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ yataḥ

Translation

„O ihr Besten der Brahmanen, welches Ergebnis wird dieser Traum haben? Bitte erklärt es, denn meine Neugier ist groß.“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — used with interrogative compound sense ‘that’

• कीदृक्: of what kind
• कीदृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीदृश् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — interrogative ‘of what kind?’ (qualifies ‘परिणामः’)

• परिणामः: result/outcome
• परिणामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — ‘of this’

• स्वप्नस्य: of the dream
• स्वप्नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), बहुवचन — द्विजानां सत्तमाः (best of the twice-born)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘will be’

• प्रजल्पध्वम्: please tell/speak
• प्रजल्पध्वम्: Kriya (Injunction/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘speak/tell (you all)’

• परम्: great
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — qualifies ‘कौतूहलम्’

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतुवाचक) — ‘because/since’

Speaker

Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-sattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, earnest and composed, asks the brāhmaṇas about the dream’s outcome; brāhmaṇas sit in deliberation, one elder poised to respond.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brahmins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual experiences should be tested through wise counsel; dharma grows through humility and inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The inquiry occurs in the Pitṛkūpikā episode, reinforcing the tīrtha’s role as a catalyst for pitṛ-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse prescribes consultation—asking learned Brahmins to interpret signs before performing or adjusting rites.