Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

समागमं लभंते च वांधवाश्च प्रवासिभिः । स्कांदं पुराणं श्रुत्वा तु पुमाना प्नोति वांछितम्

Transliteration

samāgamaṃ labhaṃte ca vāṃdhavāśca pravāsibhiḥ | skāṃdaṃ purāṇaṃ śrutvā tu pumānā pnoti vāṃchitam

Translation

Und die Verwandten werden mit denen wiedervereint, die in die Ferne gezogen waren. Wahrlich, wer das Skanda-Purāṇa hört, erlangt, was er begehrt.

Word by Word

• samāgamam: meeting, reunion
• samāgamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labhante: obtain
• labhante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen, relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• pravāsibhiḥ: with those who are away (travellers/absentees)
• pravāsibhiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• skāndam: Skanda-related
• skāndam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: skānda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (purāṇam इति विशेष्य)

• purāṇam: Purana
• purāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• pumān: a man
• pumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vāñchitam: the desired (boon/thing)
• vāñchitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāñchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired thing)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A homecoming: travelers return and embrace relatives; in the background, a Purāṇika’s recitation continues, suggesting the reunion as the fruit of śravaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa of Purāṇic dharma is depicted as both spiritually potent and practically beneficent, restoring harmony and fulfilling aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing (śravaṇa) the Skanda Purāṇa / this māhātmya.