Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

महायशाश्चतुर्थस्तु कथ्यते मुनिसत्तमाः । अजैकपाद इत्युक्तः पंचमो मुनि सत्तमाः

Transliteration

mahāyaśāścaturthastu kathyate munisattamāḥ | ajaikapāda ityuktaḥ paṃcamo muni sattamāḥ

Translation

« Ô sages éminents, le quatrième est dit Mahāyaśas. Le cinquième, ô muni le plus excellent, est appelé Ajaikapāda. »

Word by Word

• mahā-yaśāḥ: Mahāyaśā (the great-renowned one)
• mahā-yaśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great-famed)

• caturthaḥ: the fourth
• caturthaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• kathyate: is called/said
• kathyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: 'is said')

• muni-sattamāḥ: O best sages
• muni-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Voc./Nom. Pl.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (best of sages)

• aja-eka-pādaḥ: Ajaikapāda
• aja-eka-pādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name: Ajaikapāda)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: is called
• uktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (said/called)

• paṃcamaḥ: the fifth
• paṃcamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• muni-sattamāḥ: O best sages
• muni-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Voc./Nom. Pl.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (munisattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seated Sūta or narrator recites a sacred list of Rudra-names to attentive sages in an āśrama setting; the names appear as a haloed mantra-garland around a subtle Śiva-linga or Rudra icon.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāyaśas
• Ajaikapāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering divine names is itself a form of devotion, preserving the sacred map of Rudra’s manifestations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the Rudra-related listing within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is part of a name-listing sequence.