Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततस्तु पद्मजः प्राह देवाचार्यं बृह स्पतिम् । बृहस्पते त्वमानीहि यज्ञार्हानृत्विजोऽखिलान्

Transliteration

tatastu padmajaḥ prāha devācāryaṃ bṛha spatim | bṛhaspate tvamānīhi yajñārhānṛtvijo'khilān

Translation

Alors le Né du Lotus (Brahmā) s’adressa à Bṛhaspati, précepteur des dieux : « Ô Bṛhaspati, amène ici tous les ṛtvij, les prêtres officiants dignes de ce sacrifice ».

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: then)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)

• पद्मजः: Padmaja (Brahmā)
• पद्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma + ja (प्रातिपदिक); पद्मात् जायते इति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषसमास (born from the lotus)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ah (धातु √ah/√brū)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवाचार्यम्: the preceptor of the gods
• देवाचार्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the gods’ teacher)

• बृहस्पतिम्: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बृहस्पते: O Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आनीहि: bring
• आनीहि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यज्ञार्हान्: worthy of the sacrifice
• यज्ञार्हान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; यज्ञस्य अर्हाः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• ऋत्विजः: priests
• ऋत्विजः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtvij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अखिलान्: all, entire
• अखिलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (introducing) / Brahmā (speaking)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, lotus-born, addresses Bṛhaspati in a radiant assembly, instructing him to bring all priests fit to officiate the sacrifice.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• Bṛhaspati
• Ṛtvij
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites require qualified guidance—Dharma is protected when learned and worthy officiants are appointed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is glorified indirectly by portraying it as a venue for a grand, properly officiated yajña; the verse itself does not name the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Summoning all yajña-qualified ṛtviks (officiating priests) through Bṛhaspati.