Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

सोऽपि दृष्ट्वा बकं प्राप्तं मित्रं परमसंमतम् । समागच्छदसौ हृष्टः स्वागतेनाभ्यनन्दयत्

Transliteration

so'pi dṛṣṭvā bakaṃ prāptaṃ mitraṃ paramasaṃmatam | samāgacchadasau hṛṣṭaḥ svāgatenābhyanandayat

Translation

Auch er, als er Baka kommen sah—seinen höchstgeschätzten Freund—trat freudig entgegen und hieß ihn mit Grußworten willkommen.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): 'also/even'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having seen'

• bakam: Baka
• bakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• prāptam: arrived
• prāptam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'arrived' qualifying bakaṃ

• mitram: friend
• mitram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to bakaṃ

• parama-saṃmatam: highly esteemed
• parama-saṃmatam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: परमं संमतम् = highly esteemed

• samāgacchat: came, approached
• samāgacchat: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• asau: he (that one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from hṛṣ धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'delighted'

• svāgatena: with words of welcome
• svāgatena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental 'with welcome'

• abhyanandayat: welcomed, greeted
• abhyanandayat: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-nand (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrator, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ulūka (or the resident friend) sees Baka arrive, becomes delighted, steps forward, and offers warm greetings—an auspicious reunion against the backdrop of Kailāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Baka
• Ulūka (implied: 'he too', the friend at Kailāsa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring virtuous friends and welcoming guests is itself dharma, especially in sacred spaces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa remains the sacred setting, implied from the immediately preceding arrival.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None formally; the dharmic act shown is hospitality (svāgata) and respectful reception.