Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

यत्प्रोक्तं नागरैः सर्वैः सविशेषं तदा हि सः । तच्छ्रुत्वा पद्मजः प्राह सांत्वपूर्वमिदं वचः

Transliteration

yatproktaṃ nāgaraiḥ sarvaiḥ saviśeṣaṃ tadā hi saḥ | tacchrutvā padmajaḥ prāha sāṃtvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu en détail tout ce qu’avaient déclaré les Nāgaras, Padmaja (Brahmā) prononça alors ces paroles, offrant d’abord l’apaisement.

Word by Word

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: was said; was spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agreeing with यत्)

• नागरैः: by the Nāgaras
• नागरैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (qualifying नागरैः)

• सविशेषम्: with details; specifically
• सविशेषम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषेण सह/विशेषयुक्तम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (adverbial use: 'in detail')

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पद्मजः: Padmaja (Brahmā)
• पद्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + ज (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राह: said; spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सांत्वपूर्वम्: with prior consolation; soothingly
• सांत्वपूर्वम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांत्व + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सांत्वं पूर्वं यस्य/सांत्वपूर्वकं), क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (qualifying वचः)

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā listens attentively as Nāgara brāhmaṇas present their detailed case; then Brahmā begins speaking gently, palms open in reassurance, signaling a shift from tension to resolution.

Characters & Entities

• Padmaja (Brahmā)
• Nāgaras (Nāgara brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma disputes in sacred contexts are ideally resolved through attentive hearing and conciliatory, principle-based guidance from legitimate authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha milieu is highlighted as a place where ritual order is protected and clarified, enhancing its mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces Brahmā’s forthcoming ruling after hearing the Nāgara brāhmaṇas’ detailed statement.