Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

पप्रच्छाद्यांस्तदर्थं च बह्वृचांस्तदनंतरम् । अध्वर्यूंश्चैव छांदोग्याननुज्ञातश्च तैस्तदा

Transliteration

papracchādyāṃstadarthaṃ ca bahvṛcāṃstadanaṃtaram | adhvaryūṃścaiva chāṃdogyānanujñātaśca taistadā

Translation

Puis il interrogea les plus éminents parmi les Bahvṛcas au sujet de cette affaire ; ensuite il consulta aussi les Adhvaryus et les Chāndogyas — et, muni de leur assentiment, il poursuivit.

Word by Word

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• पप्रच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: प्रच्छ्

• आद्यान्: the first ones / the foremost
• आद्यान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• तदर्थम्: that purpose/meaning
• तदर्थम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/उद्देश्य), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य अर्थः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बह्वृचान्: the Bahvṛcas (Ṛgvedic priests)
• बह्वृचान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बह्वृच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Kala/Desha-adhikarana (Temporal adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• अध्वर्यून्: the Adhvaryus (Yajurvedic priests)
• अध्वर्यून्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• छान्दोग्यान्: the Chāndogyas (Sāmavedic chanters)
• छान्दोग्यान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छान्दोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अनुज्ञातः: (he) having been permitted
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘having been permitted/authorized’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (typical; not stated in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king or patron stands with folded hands before an assembly of Vedic priests—Bahvṛcas, Adhvaryus, and Chāndogyas—seeking clarification; the elders grant permission, indicating orderly commencement of a rite.

Characters & Entities

• Bahvṛca
• Adhvaryu
• Chāndogya
• Haribhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual action is grounded in proper counsel and authorization—dharma proceeds through right procedure and learned guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is procedural and does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Consultation with Ṛg-, Yajur-, and Sāma-vedic specialists prior to recitation/rite is implied.