Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

भर्तृयज्ञमतेनैवं तेन प्रोक्ता द्विजोत्तमाः । पप्रच्छुश्चैव तत्सर्वं यत्प्रोक्तं तेन धीमता

Transliteration

bhartṛyajñamatenaivaṃ tena proktā dvijottamāḥ | papracchuścaiva tatsarvaṃ yatproktaṃ tena dhīmatā

Translation

Así, conforme a la doctrina del Bhartṛ-yajña, aquel sabio instruyó a los mejores entre los dos veces nacidos; y ellos, a su vez, preguntaron acerca de todo cuanto él había declarado.

Word by Word

• भर्तृयज्ञमतेन: according to the doctrine/opinion of Bhartṛyajña
• भर्तृयज्ञमतेन: Karana (Instrument/according to/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/अनुसार), एकवचन; समास: भर्तृ-यज्ञ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + मत (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भर्तृयज्ञस्य मतम्)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kala/Desha-adhikarana (Manner/रीत्यधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• प्रोक्ताः: were told
• प्रोक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्थ: ‘having been told/declared’

• द्विजोत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: उत्तमा द्विजाः

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातु: प्रच्छ्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (विशेषण), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• प्रोक्तम्: was said
• प्रोक्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘said’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• धीमता: by the wise one
• धीमता: Karana (Instrument/Agent qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘तेन’)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (assumed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wise instructor explains the Bhartṛ-yajña doctrine to assembled dvijas; the brāhmaṇas, attentive, raise questions in turn, indicating a formal śāstric colloquy within a ritual setting.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña
• dvijottama (foremost brāhmaṇas)
• dhīmat (wise one)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through transmission and careful questioning—learning is participatory, not merely declarative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights ritual teaching within the māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references adherence to the Bhartṛ-yajña tradition and the need to clarify its instructions.