Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

दत्त्वार्घं मधुपर्कं च विष्टरं गां तथा नृपः । प्रथमं भर्तृयज्ञाय हरिभद्राय वै ततः

Transliteration

dattvārghaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca viṣṭaraṃ gāṃ tathā nṛpaḥ | prathamaṃ bhartṛyajñāya haribhadrāya vai tataḥ

Translation

Le roi offrit l’arghya, le madhuparka, un siège et une vache—d’abord à Haribhadra, l’officiant du Bhartṛ-yajña, puis aux autres.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• अर्घम्: honor-offering (arghya)
• अर्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• मधुपर्कम्: madhuparka (honey-mixture offering)
• मधुपर्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु-पर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (and)

• विष्टरम्: a seat, stool
• विष्टरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine; Acc; Sg.)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Nom; Sg.)

• प्रथमम्: firstly
• प्रथमम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: firstly)

• भर्तृयज्ञाय: to/for Bhartṛyajña
• भर्तृयज्ञाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Dative singular)

• हरिभद्राय: to/for Haribhadra
• हरिभद्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Dative singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक निपात (indeed)

• ततः: thereafter, then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/अपादानार्थक (then/thereafter; from that)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king performs formal hospitality: offering arghya, madhuparka, a seat, and a cow—first to Haribhadra, famed for Bhartṛyajña, then to the rest; a ritualized, serene court tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Haribhadra
• Bhartṛyajña
• arghya
• madhuparka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) is a direct practice of dharma; giving respectfully to the worthy multiplies merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Mahātmya of Camatkārapura is reinforced by showing exemplary hospitality performed in its narrative sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Formal reception rites: offering arghya and madhuparka, providing a seat (viṣṭara), and gifting a cow (go-dāna) to honored Brāhmaṇas.