Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततश्च बहुलान्दृष्ट्वा ऋगध्वर्यूंस्ततः परम् । छादोग्यांश्च तथाद्यांश्च क्रमेण तु द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

tataśca bahulāndṛṣṭvā ṛgadhvaryūṃstataḥ param | chādogyāṃśca tathādyāṃśca krameṇa tu dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Puis, voyant la multitude—spécialistes du Ṛg-Véda et prêtres adhvaryu, puis les chāndogas et d’autres—les brāhmaṇas d’élite furent disposés/consultés selon l’ordre convenable.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb

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

• बहुलान्: many (persons)
• बहुलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन = Masculine Accusative Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) = gerund/absolutive; ‘having seen’

• ऋगध्वर्यून्: Ṛg- and Adhvaryu priests
• ऋगध्वर्यून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग् + अध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन = Masculine Accusative Plural; द्वन्द्वसमास (ऋग्- [ऋत्विजः] + अध्वर्यु- [यजुर्वेदिकः])

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb

• परम्: further, next
• परम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण) = adverbial accusative ‘further/next’

• छादोग्यान्: Chāndogya (Sāmavedic) priests
• छादोग्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छान्दोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन = Masculine Accusative Plural

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb

• आद्यान्: the first/foremost (ones)
• आद्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन = Masculine Accusative Plural; विशेषण

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

• क्रमेण: in sequence, gradually
• क्रमेण: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभावः (क्रियाविशेषण) = instrumental used adverbially ‘in order/gradually’

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/विशेषबोधक) = particle ‘but/indeed’

• द्विजोत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन = Masculine Nominative Plural; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुषः ‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः’

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative continuation within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tīrtha assembly where learned brāhmaṇas of different Vedic traditions are seen and arranged in due order—Ṛg-vedins, Yajur (Adhvaryu) priests, and Sāma (Chāndoga) chanters—forming a dignified ritual council.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Adhvaryu
• Chāndoga
• dvijottama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is enacted through orderly tradition—Vedic roles and precedence matter when performing or authorizing purification rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context is that of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 201); this verse highlights the Vedic assembly rather than naming a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Consulting/arranging brāhmaṇas by Vedic specialization (Ṛg, Yajur/Adhvaryu, Sāma/Chāndoga, etc.) in proper sequence.