Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तत्माच्चेद्वांछसि प्राप्तिं त्वमेतां यज्ञसंभवाम् । तद्भक्त्यानागरान्सर्वान्प्रसादय पितामह

Transliteration

tatmāccedvāṃchasi prāptiṃ tvametāṃ yajñasaṃbhavām | tadbhaktyānāgarānsarvānprasādaya pitāmaha

Translation

Ainsi, si tu désires obtenir cette réussite née du yajña, alors, avec dévotion, ô Pitāmaha (Brahmā), conquiers la grâce bienveillante de tous les Nāgara.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-निपात (conditional particle ‘if’)

• वाञ्छसि: you desire
• वाञ्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्राप्तिम्: attainment
• प्राप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of प्राप्तिम्

• यज्ञसंभवाम्: arising from sacrifice
• यज्ञसंभवाम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यज्ञात् सम्भवा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of प्राप्तिम्

• तत्: then
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोग (correlative ‘then/therefore’)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नागरान्: the Nāgaras
• नागरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of नागरान्

• प्रसादय: propitiate; please
• प्रसादय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र (प्र+सद्) → प्रसादय (णिच् causative)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• पितामह: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामह: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Madhyaga

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor figure instructs Brahmā (‘Pitāmaha’) to win the favor of the Nāgaras with devotion; Brahmā shown attentive, hands folded, preparing to approach an assembly of brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Nāgara (brāhmaṇas)
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual fruit (yajña-siddhi) depends on humility, devotion, and honoring the rightful custodians of dharma in the sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative tied to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra milieu of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To attain yajña-born success, one should propitiate and honor the Nāgara brāhmaṇas with bhakti (devotional reverence).