Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अथ गत्वा स राजेंद्रः प्रणिपत्य मुनीश्वरम् । तथान्यानपि तच्छिष्यान्निपपात धरातले

Transliteration

atha gatvā sa rājeṃdraḥ praṇipatya munīśvaram | tathānyānapi tacchiṣyānnipapāta dharātale

Translation

Then the majestic king drew near; bowing low before the lord of sages, he also fell upon the earth in reverence before that sage’s other disciples.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla-sambandha (Temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having gone’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• rājendraḥ: the king (lord of kings)
• rājendraḥ: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्) + indra (इन्द्र)
• Form: समास: राजेन्द्र (तत्पुरुष: ‘king of kings’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: praṇi√pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having bowed down’

• munīśvaram: the lord of sages
• munīśvaram: Karma (Object of praṇipatya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) + īśvara (ईश्वर)
• Form: समास: मुनीश्वर (तत्पुरुष: ‘lord of sages’); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise/also’

• anyān: other
• anyān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of śiṣyān)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (शिष्यान्)

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (Emphasis/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• tat-śiṣyān: his disciples
• tat-śiṣyān: Karma (Object of nipapāta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) + śiṣya (शिष्य)
• Form: समास: तच्छिष्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘his disciples’); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• nipapāta: he fell down (prostrated)
• nipapāta: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लङ्-प्रयोगसदृश भूतकाल (contextual past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he fell down/prostrated’

• dharā-tale: on the ground
• dharā-tale: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (धरा) + tala (तल)
• Form: समास: धरातल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘surface of the earth’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king approaches the seated sage; he bows and then fully prostrates on the ground, also offering obeisance to the disciples gathered around.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by humility: honoring the guru and the guru’s community is itself a dharmic act that purifies pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ashram at the lake-shore is the immediate sacred setting; the verse does not specify the tīrtha’s formal name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇipāta (full prostration) and respectful conduct toward sages and their disciples are implied as proper religious observance.