Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा विबुधाः सर्वे महेश्वरवचस्तदा । तथेति मुदिताः प्रोचुर्ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vibudhāḥ sarve maheśvaravacastadā | tatheti muditāḥ procurbrahmaviṣṇupurassarāḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu ces paroles de Maheśvara, tous les dieux, en ce temps-là, répondirent avec joie : « Qu’il en soit ainsi », Brahmā et Viṣṇu en tête.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having heard)

• vibudhāḥ: the wise/gods
• vibudhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• maheśvara-vacaḥ: the words of Maheśvara
• maheśvara-vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (महेश्वरस्य वचः)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• muditāḥ: gladdened, delighted
• muditāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (मुद्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• procuḥ: said, spoke forth
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (वच्-धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• brahma-viṣṇu-purassarāḥ: those led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• brahma-viṣṇu-purassarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + puras-sara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च) + बहुव्रीहि/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थक ‘पुरस्सर’ (having Brahmā and Viṣṇu in front/led by)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame; immediate voice reports the devas’ response)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (Brahmā and Viṣṇu foremost)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly: Maheśvara speaks; Brahmā and Viṣṇu stand foremost among devas, all smiling and raising hands in assent, uttering ‘tathā’.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is presented as universally endorsed—Brahmā and Viṣṇu lead the devas in affirming Maheśvara’s teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative setup; the tīrtha is specified later as Atithi’s tīrtha in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly confirms the prior rule: proper worship/honoring (especially in śrāddha/vaiśvadeva contexts) must be performed.