Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

संभारान्प्रेषयामास चमत्कारपुरे ततः । मासांते चाभिषेकश्च ग्राह्यो वै विधिपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

saṃbhārānpreṣayāmāsa camatkārapure tataḥ | māsāṃte cābhiṣekaśca grāhyo vai vidhipūrvakam

Translation

Ensuite, il fit envoyer les objets requis à Camatkārapura ; et, à la fin de chaque mois, l’abhiṣeka devait assurément être accompli selon le rite prescrit, dans l’ordre des règles.

Word by Word

• saṃbhārān: materials, requisites
• saṃbhārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+īṣ/प्रेष् (धातु, causative of iṣ)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (प्रेषयति) causative; लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• camatkārapure: in Camatkārapura
• camatkārapure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra+pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (चमत्कार-नामकं पुरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रमवाचक)

• māsānte: at month’s end
• māsānte: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa+anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मासस्य अन्ते); सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

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

• abhiṣekaḥ: consecration, ablution
• abhiṣekaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

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

• grāhyaḥ: should be taken/received
• grāhyaḥ: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘ग्राह्य’ (तव्यत्/ण्यत्) = to be taken/accepted

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/खलु) = emphatic particle

• vidhi-pūrvakam: according to proper procedure
• vidhi-pūrvakam: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi+pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः अव्ययीभावः; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = ‘विधिपूर्वकम्’ = according to rule

Speaker

Narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caravans or attendants carry ritual supplies to Camatkārapura; priests prepare the shrine; at month’s end, abhiṣeka is performed with solemn precision.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura
• King
• Abhiṣeka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites bear fruit when supported with sincere preparation and performed according to proper tradition (vidhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is explicitly mentioned as the place connected with the ongoing observance within this Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A monthly (māsānta) abhiṣeka to be performed strictly according to procedure, with the necessary ritual materials supplied.