Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वे मया सार्धं समागच्छंतु सद्द्विजाः । चमत्कारपुरे पुण्ये बहुविप्रसमाकुले

Transliteration

tasmātsarve mayā sārdhaṃ samāgacchaṃtu saddvijāḥ | camatkārapure puṇye bahuviprasamākule

Translation

„Darum kommt alle, ihr edlen Brāhmaṇas, mit mir in das heilige Camatkārapura, das von vielen gelehrten Priestern wimmelt.“

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural; used substantively (‘all [of you]’)

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental Singular

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — ‘together with’

• समागच्छन्तु: let them come/come
• समागच्छन्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — 3rd pl imperative

• सद्द्विजाः: good Brahmins
• सद्द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद् + द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural; (सत् + द्विज) कर्मधारय ‘good Brahmins’

• चमत्कारपुरे: in Camatkārapura
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कारपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular; (चमत्कार + पुर) तत्पुरुष

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पुरे’)

• बहुविप्रसमाकुले: crowded with many Brahmins
• बहुविप्रसमाकुले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविप्रसमाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘(place) abounding in many vipras’ (बहु + विप्र + समाकुल)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra invites the brāhmaṇas to journey with him toward a sacred city; the road leads to a bustling yet sanctified town with Vedic recitation in courtyards and temple spires.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Camatkārapura
• Brāhmaṇas (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are characterized by dharma-supporting communities; association with the righteous (sat-saṅga) strengthens ritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is praised as a puṇya-pura, populated by many Brāhmaṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to travel together to Camatkārapura, preparing the ground for subsequent śrāddha performance.