Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते द्विजसत्तमाः । प्रोचुः कृपासमाविष्टास्ततस्तं पृथिवीश्वरम्

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarve te dvijasattamāḥ | procuḥ kṛpāsamāviṣṭāstatastaṃ pṛthivīśvaram

Translation

Entendant ses paroles, tous ces éminents sages deux fois nés, émus de compassion, s'adressèrent alors au seigneur de la terre.

Word by Word

• tasya: His
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• tadvacanam: That speech/word
• tadvacanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tadvacana (tad-vacana)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śrutvā: Having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund)

• sarve: All
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• te: Those
• te: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• dvijasattamāḥ: Best of Brahmins
• dvijasattamāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijasattama (dvija-sattama)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• procuḥ: They spoke
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (प्र + वच्)
• Form: Lit (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd Person), Bahuvachana (Plural)

• kṛpāsamāviṣṭāḥ: Filled with compassion
• kṛpāsamāviṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpāsamāviṣṭa (kṛpā-samāviṣṭa)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• tataḥ: Then
• tataḥ: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ
• Form: Adverb

• tam: Him
• tam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• pṛthivīśvaram: Lord of the Earth (King)
• pṛthivīśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivīśvara (pṛthivī-īśvara)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic frame); sages begin replying to the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of venerable sages, faces softened with compassion, lean toward the king and begin to speak, hands raised in gentle reassurance.

Characters & Entities

• dvijasattamāḥ
• pṛthivīśvara (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma includes compassionate instruction—sages respond to rulers with guidance that leads toward sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets up the sages’ explanation that will glorify Śaṅkhatīrtha in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the sages’ compassionate reply that will include tīrtha-related practices.