Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच । यदि ते सेवकाः संति द्वारदेशे बुभुक्षिताः । सर्वानिहानय क्षिप्रं तृप्तिं नेष्याम्यहं परम्

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca | yadi te sevakāḥ saṃti dvāradeśe bubhukṣitāḥ | sarvānihānaya kṣipraṃ tṛptiṃ neṣyāmyahaṃ param

Translation

Vasiṣṭha dit : « Si tes serviteurs se tiennent à la porte, affamés, amène-les tous ici sans tarder ; je les conduirai à une entière satiété. »

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सेवकाः: servants
• सेवकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• द्वारदेशे: at the gate-area
• द्वारदेशे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• बुभुक्षिताः: hungry
• बुभुक्षिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुभुक्ष् (धातु) → बुभुक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण to सेवकाः

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (object-qualifier)

• इह: here
• इह: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/fullness
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• नेष्यामि: I will lead/bring about
• नेष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परम्: supreme/complete
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विशेषण to तृप्तिम् (intensifier)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (addressed as ‘pārthiva’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha speaks calmly, inviting the hungry attendants inside and promising complete satisfaction; the hermitage appears orderly, with vessels and a sacred fire nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving and feeding others—especially those who arrive with a guest—fulfills atithi-dharma and reflects true righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a dharmic vignette within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical dharmic act is implied: promptly feeding the hungry (annadāna / bhojana-sevā).