Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सोऽपि संप्रेषितस्तेन गत्वा तं पार्थिवालयम् । शांतिकं च ततश्चक्रे यथोक्तविधिना द्विजाः

Transliteration

so'pi saṃpreṣitastena gatvā taṃ pārthivālayam | śāṃtikaṃ ca tataścakre yathoktavidhinā dvijāḥ

Translation

Envoyé par lui, le brāhmane se rendit à la demeure du roi; et là, ô deux-fois-nés, il accomplit le rite d’apaisement (śānti) exactement selon la règle prescrite.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also)

• संप्रेषितः: having been sent
• संप्रेषितः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्रेषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्रेष्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (sent)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पार्थिवालयम्: the king's residence
• पार्थिवालयम्: Karma (Object/goal of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शांतिकम्: pacificatory rite
• शांतिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-निर्देशक अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथोक्तविधिना: by the method as prescribed
• यथोक्तविधिना: Karanam (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (means: according to prescribed rule)

• द्विजाः: O brāhmaṇas / twice-born
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थेऽपि (addressing)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages in a Māhātmya frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa arrives at the palace and performs the śānti rite precisely as prescribed, with attendants and ritual implements arranged in order.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (dvija)
• king (pārthiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual acts meant for peace and auspiciousness should be done strictly according to śāstra-vidhi, especially when undertaken for public order and royal welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The excerpt sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this verse itself focuses on a palace-rite and does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A śāntika (pacificatory) rite performed in the king’s residence according to the stated procedure (yathokta-vidhi).