Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 204

Devanagari script

ततः संभावयिष्यामि श्रुत्वा तेऽहं विभावसुम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃbhāvayiṣyāmi śrutvā te'haṃ vibhāvasum

Translation

«Alors, après t’avoir écouté, j’honorerai et tiendrai en haute estime Vibhāvasu, comme il se doit.»

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालार्थ (thereafter)

• संभावयिष्यामि: I will honor / I will consider (properly)
• संभावयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भावय् (भू धातु-णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विभावसुम्: Vibhāvasu (Agni / the radiant one)
• विभावसुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (अग्नि/सूर्य)

Speaker

Listener/questioner (contextual; continuing the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, having decided to honor Vibhāvasu, gestures toward offerings—flowers, water, incense—while looking respectfully at the speaker.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhāvasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True listening to sacred instruction culminates in right regard—honoring the worthy after understanding their merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this half-verse; it continues the conversational flow leading into the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; it emphasizes śravaṇa (hearing) and saṃbhāvanā (honoring/esteeming).