Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततः स पादौ प्रक्षाल्य मणिभद्रस्य सत्वरम् । उदकं साक्षतं हस्ते कन्यादानकृते ददौ

Transliteration

tataḥ sa pādau prakṣālya maṇibhadrasya satvaram | udakaṃ sākṣataṃ haste kanyādānakṛte dadau

Translation

Puis il lava promptement les pieds de Maṇibhadra et déposa dans sa main de l’eau avec de l’akṣata (riz intact), afin d’accomplir le kanyādāna, le don de la jeune fille.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• pādau: (his) two feet
• pādau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; कर्म

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣāl (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• maṇibhadrasya: of Maṇibhadra
• maṇibhadrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇibhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• satvaram: quickly; hastily
• satvaram: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; अव्यय (adverb)

• udakam: water
• udakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• sa-akṣatam: together with unbroken rice grains
• sa-akṣatam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sākṣata (प्रातिपदिक; स + अक्षत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to udakam)

• haste: in (his) hand
• haste: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• kanyā-dāna-kṛte: for the purpose of the daughter-gift (marriage donation)
• kanyā-dāna-kṛte: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyādānakṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कन्या + दान + कृत)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदानार्थ (for the act of giving the daughter)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ (frame audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Kṣatriya kneels to wash Maṇibhadra’s feet; a brass vessel pours water; a small bowl of akṣata is visible; Maṇibhadra extends his hand to receive udaka with rice—moment of formal kanyā-dāna initiation.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇibhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is enacted through reverent ritual gestures—honouring the recipient/guest and formally initiating sacred giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya stream in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, though the verse describes a household rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Washing the feet (pāda-prakṣālana) and giving water with akṣata into the hand as part of kanyā-dāna formalities.