Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथा यूयं नरेन्द्राणां मंदिरेषु व्यवस्थिताः । बहु मानसमायुक्ता मृष्टान्नं भक्षयिष्यथ

Transliteration

tathā yūyaṃ narendrāṇāṃ maṃdireṣu vyavasthitāḥ | bahu mānasamāyuktā mṛṣṭānnaṃ bhakṣayiṣyatha

Translation

Ebenso werdet ihr in den Palästen der Könige wohnen; mit vielen erfreulichen Gesinnungen begabt, werdet ihr feine, auserlesene Speisen genießen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नरेन्द्राणाम्: of kings
• नरेन्द्राणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् इन्द्राः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• मन्दिरेषु: in palaces/temples (mansions)
• मन्दिरेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• व्यवस्थिताः: stationed, residing
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-√स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with यूयम्)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbially: 'much')

• मानसमायुक्ताः: endowed with (such) a mind/intent
• मानसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मानसेन/मानस-सम्बन्धेन आयुक्ताः = endowed in mind); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with यूयम्)

• मृष्टान्नम्: delicious food
• मृष्टान्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (मृष्टम् अन्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भक्षयिष्यथ: you will eat
• भक्षयिष्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal palace interior: the elephant-king stationed near the king’s precincts, the parrot in a gilded cage or perch, the frog near a lotus pond in palace gardens; all appear content, receiving fine foods; devas’ blessing lingers as a glow.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Narendra (kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering can be followed by upliftment through divine ordinance; Purāṇic narratives often portray a rebalancing of fate toward auspicious livelihood.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s focus remains Agnitīrtha; this verse describes the promised condition of the cursed beings after divine intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction; it is a boon describing future dwelling and sustenance.