Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततस्तैः सहितैस्तत्र सहासीनः कथाः शुभाः । राजर्षीणां पुराणानां विप्रर्षीणां चकार ह

Transliteration

tatastaiḥ sahitaistatra sahāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ viprarṣīṇāṃ cakāra ha

Translation

Dann saß er dort mit ihnen beisammen und führte heilsame Gespräche: purāṇische Erzählungen von den königlichen Sehern der Vorzeit und von den brāhmanischen Weisen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse adverb (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तैः: with them/by them
• तैः: Sahakarana (Instrument/सहकारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सहितैः: accompanied (together)
• सहितैः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सहकारण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘accompanied’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there)

• सह: together
• सह: Sahakarana marker (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with/together)

• आसीनः: seated
• आसीनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seated’

• कथाः: stories/discourses
• कथाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कथाः इति विशेषण

• राजर्षीणाम्: of royal sages
• राजर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राजा च ऋषिः = राजर्षिः, कर्मधारय-प्रायः; परम्परया समास-शब्द); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• पुराणानाम्: of ancient tales/पुराणs
• पुराणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• विप्रर्षीणाम्: of Brahmin sages
• विप्रर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्रः ऋषिः = विप्रर्षिः, कर्मधारय-प्रायः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• चकार: made/did (narrated/related)
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (emphatic/indeed)

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas and the king seated on mats in a temple hall, palm-leaf manuscripts present; gestures indicate storytelling and attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Rājarṣis
• Viprarṣis
• Purāṇa narratives

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places flourish through sacred discourse; listening and reflecting on dharmic histories is itself a meritorious act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī-temple setting where dharmic narratives are exchanged, portraying the tīrtha as a center of teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a formal ritual; it highlights satsanga—participation in auspicious Purāṇic discussions.