Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मया समं सर्वे नागरायांतु तद्ग्रहे

Transliteration

tasmānmayā samaṃ sarve nāgarāyāṃtu tadgrahe

Translation

Por tanto, que todos los ciudadanos vayan conmigo a su casa en la ciudad.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादाने/हेतौ), एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• मया: by me/with me
• मया: Karana/Agent-in-instrumental (Instrument/with me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करणे/सह), एकवचन

• समम्: together; equally
• समम्: Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (सर्वनामवत्)

• नागरायाम्: in the city (Nāgarā)
• नागरायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरणे), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• तद्गृहे: in his/that house
• तद्गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + गृह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरणे), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Townsmen (nāgarāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhartṛyajña rallies the townsmen; a small procession forms, moving through city streets toward the king’s house; faces show resolve and restraint rather than anger.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña
• Nāgarāḥ (citizens/townsmen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes collective responsibility—bringing the community together to address a dharmic matter openly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse refers generally to a city setting (nāgarā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction for a group to proceed to a location.