Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा पुराणमेतद्धि वाचकं यस्तु पूजयेत् । तेन ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्चैव प्रपूजितः

Transliteration

śrutvā purāṇametaddhi vācakaṃ yastu pūjayet | tena brahmā ca viṣṇuśca rudraścaiva prapūjitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man dieses Purāṇa gehört hat, ehrt, wer den Vortragenden verehrt, damit wahrhaft auch Brahmā, Viṣṇu und Rudra.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पुराणम्: the Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); पुराणम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reason/emphasis)

• वाचकम्: the reciter
• वाचकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तेन: by that (act) / thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masculine/Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• प्रपूजितः: (are) duly worshipped
• प्रपूजितः: Kriya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unknown (Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in tīrthamāhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience within māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the close of a Purāṇa recitation, devotees perform ārati and offer garlands and dakṣiṇā to the vācaka; behind him, symbolic presence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra as a triad of light.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the teacher who transmits sacred narration is equivalent to honoring the highest deities, because the divine is present in the act of scriptural transmission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya framework of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, emphasizing merit connected with that sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (honoring/worship) of the Purāṇa reciter after hearing the Purāṇa.