Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमत्रयं कृत्वा वैशाख्यां च यथार्चितम् । संभारमाहरस्वाशु तदर्थं सर्वमेव हि

Transliteration

agniṣṭomatrayaṃ kṛtvā vaiśākhyāṃ ca yathārcitam | saṃbhāramāharasvāśu tadarthaṃ sarvameva hi

Translation

Après avoir accompli les trois rites d’Agniṣṭoma, et après avoir rendu le culte au mois de Vaiśākha selon l’ordonnance—apporte sans tarder tous les matériaux requis pour cela.

Word by Word

• agniṣṭomatrayam: the three Agniṣṭoma (sacrifices)
• agniṣṭomatrayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agniṣṭoma + traya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three Agniṣṭoma rites)

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• vaiśākhyām: the Vaiśākhī (rite/observance)
• vaiśākhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (वैशाखी-याग/इष्टि/तिथि इत्यर्थे)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• yathā: as / according to
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकार: 'as/according to')

• arcitam: duly worshipped / performed
• arcitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (यथा + अर्चितम् = 'as is duly worshipped')

• saṃbhāram: materials / requisites
• saṃbhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• āhara: bring
• āhara: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sva: O (dear) one
• sva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; (आहरस्व इति रूपे सन्ध्यन्तर्गत)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tadartham: for that purpose
• tadartham: Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad + artha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (उद्देश्य: 'for that purpose')

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• hi: for / indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-traya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā instructs: after performing three Agniṣṭoma rites and worshipping properly in Vaiśākha, quickly gather all ritual materials for the establishment purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śakra (Indra)
• Agniṣṭoma
• Vaiśākha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred merit is stabilized through disciplined ritual action performed in proper time (kāla), method (vidhi), and with complete preparation (saṃbhāra).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual supports the establishment of Puṣkara-traya within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of ‘agniṣṭoma-traya’ and prescribed worship in the month of Vaiśākha, followed by collecting all yajña materials.