Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्र समानीय ब्राह्मण तं परावसुम् । भर्तृयज्ञ इदं वाक्यं कन्यायाः पुरतोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tatastatra samānīya brāhmaṇa taṃ parāvasum | bhartṛyajña idaṃ vākyaṃ kanyāyāḥ purato'bravīt

Translation

Puis on y fit venir le brāhmaṇa Parāvasu ; et Bhartṛyajña prononça ces paroles devant la jeune fille.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• samānīya: having brought (together)
• samānīya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√nī (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having brought/assembled’

• brāhmaṇa: O Brahmin
• brāhmaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• parāvasum: Parāvasu
• parāvasum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• bhartṛyajñaḥ: Bhartṛyajña
• bhartṛyajñaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• vākyam: statement, words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• kanyāyāḥ: of the girl
• kanyāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• purataḥ: in front (of)
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/postposition)

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parāvasu is led into the gathering; Bhartṛyajña addresses him with the maiden present, making the test explicit before all; faces show tension and composure.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña
• Parāvasu
• Kanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is handled openly and carefully, with witnesses, to protect the innocent and uphold truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this verse; it remains within the broader tīrtha-glorification chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An impending ‘test’ is being set up, but the ritual details appear in subsequent verses.