Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य तं देवं वेदोक्तैः स्तवनैर्द्विजाः । स्तुत्वाऽथ संविधे तस्य निषेदुस्तदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya taṃ devaṃ vedoktaiḥ stavanairdvijāḥ | stutvā'tha saṃvidhe tasya niṣedustadanantaram

Translation

Then the twice-born sages bowed to that god and praised him with hymns spoken in the Vedas; having thus extolled him, they sat down in his presence thereafter.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); प्रणम्य = having bowed

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तम् = him

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object in apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; देवं = the god

• vedoktaiḥ: Veda-prescribed
• vedoktaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + ukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; वेद-उक्तैः = said in the Vedas (instrumental qualifying ‘stavanaiḥ’)

• stavanaiḥ: with hymns
• stavanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; स्तवनैः = with hymns/praises

• dvijāḥ: the brāhmaṇas
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विजाः = the twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); स्तुत्वा = having praised

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक (then/now)

• saṃvidhe: in attendance (upon him)
• saṃvidhe: Adhikarana (Place/state/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; संविधे = in attendance/service/arrangement (locative)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तस्य = of him

• niṣeduḥ: sat down
• niṣeduḥ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√sad (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; निषेदुः = they sat down

• tad: then
• tad: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् निपात-प्रयोगः; तद् = then/that (used adverbially)

• anantaram: immediately after
• anantaram: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (immediately after)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-sannidhi (Brahmā’s presence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a radiant celestial hall, sages bow and chant Vedic hymns before Brahmā; after praise, they sit respectfully in ordered rows.

Characters & Entities

• dvija (sages)
• Brahmā (implied as ‘that god’)
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the divine is framed through Vedic reverence—bowing, praising, and disciplined conduct in sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Brahmā’s realm (Brahmaloka) rather than a named earthly pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedocta-stavana (Vedic praise) and pranāma are modeled as proper devotional procedure before petitioning.