Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततो ब्राह्मणमानीय वेदवेदांगपारगम् । प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ तस्य वासांसि परिधापयेत्

Transliteration

tato brāhmaṇamānīya vedavedāṃgapāragam | prakṣālya caraṇau tasya vāsāṃsi paridhāpayet

Translation

Ensuite, faisant venir un brāhmaṇa versé dans les Veda et les Vedāṅga, qu’on lui lave les pieds et qu’on le revête de vêtements.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर

• brāhmaṇam: a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ānīya: having brought
• ānīya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (ल्यप्/तुमुन्-न) ‘आनीय’ = absolutive (having brought), अव्यय

• veda-veda-aṅga-pāragam: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• veda-veda-aṅga-pāragam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of brāhmaṇam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + pāra-ga (√gam गम् + ग-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वेद-वेदाङ्गयोः पारगः = well-versed in Veda and Vedāṅgas)

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√kṣāl (क्षाल् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय

• caraṇau: the two feet
• caraṇau: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vāsāṃsi: garments
• vāsāṃsi: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• paridhāpayet: should clothe (him) / should cause to put on
• paridhāpayet: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√dhā (धा धातु) णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is joined with reverence: honoring a learned brāhmaṇa through service and gifts is treated as dharmic restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it details the rite’s human recipient and etiquette.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invite a learned brāhmaṇa, wash his feet, and offer him garments.