Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य देवर्षेर्नारदस्य च । सिद्धसेनो महीपालः प्राप्य तं योगमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya devarṣernāradasya ca | siddhaseno mahīpālaḥ prāpya taṃ yogamuttamam

Translation

Viśvāmitra dit : Ayant entendu les paroles du rishi divin Nārada, le roi Siddhasena obtint la discipline spirituelle suprême, le yoga le plus élevé.

Word by Word

• viśvāmitraḥ: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); अर्थे—'श्रुत्वा' (having heard)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• devarṣeḥ: of the divine sage
• devarṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (devānām ṛṣiḥ)

• nāradasya: of Nārada
• nāradasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• siddhasenaḥ: Siddhasena
• siddhasenaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• mahīpālaḥ: the king (protector of the earth)
• mahīpālaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahīyāḥ pālaḥ)

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष कृदन्त (absolutive); अर्थे—'प्राप्य' (having obtained)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• yogam: union/discipline (yoga)
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent/supreme
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (yogam इति विशेष्यस्य)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (narrative frame continues)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) King/assembly within the narrative; the immediate subject is King Siddhasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra speaks as narrator; Nārada, with vīṇā, has just delivered counsel; King Siddhasena, humbled, shows signs of inner awakening—hands folded, calm gaze—suggesting attainment of yoga.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Nārada
• Siddhasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing a realized sage’s counsel (especially Nārada’s) can awaken the highest yogic resolve even in rulers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual here; it introduces the king’s readiness to follow the forthcoming observance.