Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

अवसाने च तेषां तु चतुश्चरणसंभवैः । ब्राह्मणैर्याज्ञवल्क्यस्तु वेदान्तज्ञैः प्रतोषितः

Transliteration

avasāne ca teṣāṃ tu catuścaraṇasaṃbhavaiḥ | brāhmaṇairyājñavalkyastu vedāntajñaiḥ pratoṣitaḥ

Translation

Et à la fin de cet enseignement, Yājñavalkya fut grandement réjoui par les brāhmaṇas—maîtres de Vedānta—« nés des quatre pieds », c’est‑à‑dire établis dans la tradition védique quadruple.

Word by Word

• avasāne: at the conclusion
• avasāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• catuḥ-caraṇa-saṃbhavaiḥ: by those arising from the four caraṇas
• catuḥ-caraṇa-saṃbhavaiḥ: Sahakāraka (Instrumental/सह-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥ (संख्या) + caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुश्चरणेभ्यः सम्भवाः = arising from the four quarters/feet)

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: by brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• yājñavalkyaḥ: Yājñavalkya
• yājñavalkyaḥ: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñavalkya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• vedānta-jñaiḥ: by knowers of Vedānta
• vedānta-jñaiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedānta (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदान्तं जानन्ति)

• pratoṣitaḥ: was gratified/pleased
• pratoṣitaḥ: Kriyā (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + pra + ṇic (णिच्) → toṣaya + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator voice within the chapter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāskara-pratiṣṭhā-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding scene of instruction: Yājñavalkya seated as ācārya, surrounded by brāhmaṇas marked by śāstra (palm-leaf manuscripts, yajñopavīta), their faces serene, indicating completion of Vedānta teaching in a tīrtha setting with a distant solar shrine motif.

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Brāhmaṇas
• Vedānta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completion of sacred instruction culminates in mutual satisfaction: the teacher’s joy and the community’s affirmation of true doctrine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context continues; this verse highlights the assembly rather than naming a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it emphasizes completion of śāstric discourse and honoring learned brāhmaṇas.