Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

देवद्विजातिभक्तिश्च नमस्कारेण सिद्ध्यति । शूद्रोऽपि प्रातरुत्थाय कृत्वा पादाभिवंदनम्

Transliteration

devadvijātibhaktiśca namaskāreṇa siddhyati | śūdro'pi prātarutthāya kṛtvā pādābhivaṃdanam

Translation

Devotion toward the Devas and reverence toward the twice-born are perfected through humble salutations; even a śūdra, rising early in the morning and bowing at the feet of the worthy, attains this merit.

Word by Word

• देवद्विजातिभक्तिः: devotion to gods and the twice-born
• देवद्विजातिभक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (देवाः + द्विजातयः) + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवद्विजातीनां भक्तिः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• नमस्कारेण: by salutation
• नमस्कारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्ध्यति: is accomplished
• सिद्ध्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शूद्रः: a Śūdra
• शूद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kala-adhikarana (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the morning)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• पादाभिवन्दनम्: salutation to the feet (obeisance)
• पादाभिवन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि + वन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पादानाम् अभिवन्दनम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, a devotee bows at the feet of a venerable twice-born/teacher near a temple threshold; devas are implied through shrine icons; the gesture of namaskāra is central.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility expressed through sincere salutations perfects devotion and purifies conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is framed within Tīrthamāhātmya but does not name a specific tīrtha in the line itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rise early and perform respectful obeisance (pādābhivandana/namaskāra) to the worthy.