Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

ततश्च हर्षसंयुक्तः प्रोवाच चतुराननम् । द्रुतं गत्वा पुरो धृत्वा सर्वदेवसमागमे

Transliteration

tataśca harṣasaṃyuktaḥ provāca caturānanam | drutaṃ gatvā puro dhṛtvā sarvadevasamāgame

Translation

Puis, rempli de joie, il dit à Caturānana (Brahmā) : « Va promptement et place-la au premier rang, dans la grande assemblée de tous les dieux. »

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात) = conjunction ‘and’

• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: filled with joy
• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त; √yuj (युज्) + सम्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; ‘हर्षेण संयुक्तः’ (associated with joy)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’ सहित = ‘spoke forth’

• चतुराननम्: to the four-faced (Brahmā)
• चतुराननम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur-ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘चत्वारि आननानि यस्य’ = epithet of Brahmā

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषण (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-आकारेण) = adverb ‘quickly’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) = ‘having gone’

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = ‘in front/before’

• धृत्वा: having placed
• धृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) = ‘having placed/held’

• सर्व-देव-समागमे: in the gathering of all the gods
• सर्व-देव-समागमे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘सर्वदेवानां समागमे’ = in the assembly of all gods

Speaker

Śakra (Indra), inferred from continuity of action

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (Caturānana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant divine court: Brahmā (Caturānana) seated on a lotus-throne, surrounded by devas; a messenger/leader speaks joyfully, gesturing forward as if to present someone at the head of the assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Caturānana (Brahmā)
• Sarvadeva-samāgama (assembly of all gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and readiness culminate in participation in a divine, dharma-affirming order—individual preparation leads to communal sacred purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate site-context flows from the prior verse’s Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa purification; this verse highlights the subsequent divine assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After purification, the prepared person is to be presented appropriately in the divine/ritual assembly—indicating ceremonial placement and readiness.