Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

सर्वे शिष्या महाभागाः नारायणपुरोगमाः । अग्निवेश्योऽपि सुष्वाप समामन्त्र्य द्विजोत्तमान्

Transliteration

sarve śiṣyā mahābhāgāḥ nārāyaṇapurogamāḥ | agniveśyo'pi suṣvāpa samāmantrya dvijottamān

Translation

Tous les disciples fortunés, conduits par Nārāyaṇa, demeurèrent là ; et Agniveśya aussi, après avoir pris congé comme il se doit des meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, s’endormit.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• शिष्याः: disciples
• शिष्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• महाभागाः: very fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• नारायणपुरोगमाः: having Nārāyaṇa as their leader
• नारायणपुरोगमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (नारायणः पुरोगमः येषाम्)

• अग्निवेश्यः: Agniveśya
• अग्निवेश्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निवेश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• सुष्वाप: slept
• सुष्वाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• समामन्त्र्य: having invited/consulted
• समामन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• द्विजोत्तमान्: the best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (storytelling voice in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet night scene: disciples seated or settling down in a pilgrim rest area; the leader Nārāyaṇa among them; Agniveśya bows to brāhmaṇas and lies down to sleep; lamps dim.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Agniveśya
• Dvijottamas (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual action is grounded in respectful conduct—seeking leave of elders and maintaining discipline before sacred observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is narrative context within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the specific tīrtha is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper etiquette with brāhmaṇas/elders (samāmantraṇa) as part of preparing for next-day rites.