Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एवं ते ब्राह्मणाः प्राप्य सिद्धिं चेश्वरपूजनात् । ख्याताः सर्वत्र भुवने श्राद्धस्याक्षय्यकारकाः

Transliteration

evaṃ te brāhmaṇāḥ prāpya siddhiṃ ceśvarapūjanāt | khyātāḥ sarvatra bhuvane śrāddhasyākṣayyakārakāḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ces brāhmaṇas, ayant obtenu la siddhi par l’adoration du Seigneur, devinrent célèbres dans le monde entier comme ceux qui rendent inépuisables les fruits du śrāddha.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (pronoun, masculine nominative plural)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• सिद्धिम्: success, accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचनम् (feminine accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ईश्वरपूजनात्: from the worship of the Lord
• ईश्वरपूजनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ईश्वरस्य पूजनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (ablative singular: 'from/by reason of')

• ख्याताः: became renowned
• ख्याताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate of subject/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; विधेय (predicate adjective/PPP)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (neuter locative singular)

• श्राद्धस्य: of the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचनम् (neuter genitive singular)

• अक्षय्यकारकाः: makers of (it) imperishable
• अक्षय्यकारकाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Appositive to subject/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षय्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (अक्षय्यं करोति इति); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Puranic voice within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of serene brāhmaṇas, radiant from Śiva-pūjā, are honored by pilgrims; a śrāddha setting with piṇḍas, darbha, and water-offerings is shown, while a subtle Śiva-liṅga presence signifies the source of siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of Īśvara in a sacred kṣetra yields siddhi, and that attainment becomes a channel for lasting benefit to others through śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse summarizes the chapter’s kṣetra account and its śrāddha power, but does not name the site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha is highlighted: the brāhmaṇas are described as enabling akṣayya (inexhaustible) śrāddha fruit through their established role at the kṣetra.