Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

कृत्वा ते नागराः सर्वे राजद्वारमुपागताः । परावसुं समादाय मातापितृसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā te nāgarāḥ sarve rājadvāramupāgatāḥ | parāvasuṃ samādāya mātāpitṛsamanvitam

Translation

Après cela, tous les habitants de la cité se rendirent à la porte royale, amenant Parāvasu avec sa mère et son père.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Nom; Pl.)

• नागराः: citizens, townsmen
• नागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Nom; Pl.)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Nom; Pl.); विशेषण (qualifying ‘नागराः’)

• राजद्वारम्: the king’s gate
• राजद्वारम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• उपागताः: arrived, came near
• उपागताः: Karta (Predicate of subject/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (PPP used predicatively: ‘having come/arrived’)

• परावसुम्: Parāvasu (name)
• परावसुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• समादाय: having taken, bringing
• समादाय: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken/bringing along)

• मातापितृसमन्वितम्: accompanied by (his) mother and father
• मातापितृसमन्वितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माता-पितृ-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Acc; Sg.); विशेषण (qualifying ‘परावसुम्’); समन्वित = ‘युक्त’

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of townspeople, having completed prior actions, proceed in an orderly procession to the palace gate, escorting Parāvasu along with his mother and father—suggesting a family-centered petition or testimony.

Characters & Entities

• Parāvasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened when society collectively supports and presents worthy persons for royal recognition and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene unfolds within the Camatkārapura/Garttā-tīrtha narrative setting, though the verse itself focuses on the royal gate.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a formal approach to the king, a prelude to hospitality and honor.