Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

ततो गृहाणि सर्वाणि पूरयित्वा स भूमिपः । सुवर्णमणिमुक्तादिपदार्थैरपरैरपि

Transliteration

tato gṛhāṇi sarvāṇi pūrayitvā sa bhūmipaḥ | suvarṇamaṇimuktādipadārthairaparairapi

Translation

«Puis ce roi remplit toutes les demeures d’or, de gemmes, de perles et de bien d’autres richesses précieuses.»

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तर्यवाचक (thereupon)

• गृहाणि: houses
• गृहाणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्म

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गृहाणि)

• पूरयित्वा: having filled
• पूरयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूरय् (धातु, चुरादि) → पूरयित्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having filled)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूमिपः: the king
• भूमिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to सः

• सुवर्णमणिमुक्तादिपदार्थैः: with items such as gold, gems, pearls, etc.
• सुवर्णमणिमुक्तादिपदार्थैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + मणि + मुक्त + आदि + पदार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘सुवर्ण-मणि-मुक्त-आदि’ इति सूची-समासपूर्वकः पदार्थ-शब्दः; Instrumental plural

• अपरैः: with other (things)
• अपरैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पदार्थैः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the city: storerooms and homes being stocked—gold, gems, pearls—carried in trays and chests; the king’s officers distribute wealth, creating a tableau of orderly abundance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material wealth becomes dharmic when used to support society and sacred spaces through generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader sacred-city context of Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse focuses on charitable abundance rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, dāna (charitable giving) and endowment—filling homes/settlements with resources for welfare.