Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गत्वा तं पार्थिवालयम् । चकार शांतिकं कर्म विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

Transliteration

sa tatheti pratijñāya gatvā taṃ pārthivālayam | cakāra śāṃtikaṃ karma vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Translation

Il acquiesça en disant : « Qu’il en soit ainsi », puis se rendit au palais du roi. Là, il accomplit le rite d’apaisement (śāntika) selon l’ordonnance prescrite.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tathā: so
• tathā: Vākyārtha (Quoted content/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तथैव/एवम् (so/thus)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative marker)

• pratijñāya: having promised
• pratijñāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘प्रतिज्ञाय’ = प्रतिज्ञां कृत्वा (having promised)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘गत्वा’ = गमनं कृत्वा (having gone)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pārthivālayam: the king’s residence/palace
• pārthivālayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) — ‘पार्थिवस्य आलयः’

• cakāra: did/performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāṃtikam: pacificatory
• śāṃtikam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (karma इति विशेष्यस्य)

• karma: rite, act
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• vidhidṛṣṭena: as prescribed by the injunctions
• vidhidṛṣṭena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭa (√dṛś, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) — ‘विधिना दृष्टः’ (as prescribed by rule)

• karmaṇā: by (that) rite/procedure
• karmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uddālaka arrives at the palace, sets up a śānti ritual with altar and implements, and performs it precisely according to rule; the king and attendants watch respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• pārthiva (king)
• śāṃtika karma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rituals meant for welfare should be performed with fidelity to vidhi (scriptural procedure), not casually or improvised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes action at the king’s residence; no specific tīrtha is identified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of śāṃtika karma strictly according to vidhi (injunctive procedure).