Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

शृण्वतः पठतश्चैव सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् । महीं विजयते राजा शत्रूंश्चाप्यधितिष्ठति

Transliteration

śṛṇvataḥ paṭhataścaiva sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām | mahīṃ vijayate rājā śatrūṃścāpyadhitiṣṭhati

Translation

À ceux qui écoutent et récitent, cela accorde aux hommes tous les vœux. Le roi conquiert la terre et domine aussi ses ennemis.

Word by Word

• शृण्वतः: of (one) listening
• शृण्वतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular) — 'of one who is listening'

• पठतः: of (one) reciting
• पठतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular) — 'of one who is reciting/reading'

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• सर्वकामप्रदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वे कामाः येषां/यत् प्रददाति तत्)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• विजयते: conquers
• विजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; 'also/even')

• अधितिष्ठति: rules over / presides over
• अधितिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king listens to Purāṇa recitation before a campaign; later he is shown victorious, with subdued enemies, banners, and a temple in the background indicating divine sanction.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic śravaṇa and pāṭha are portrayed as dharmic supports that empower righteous rule and worldly stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The fruits are connected to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in chapter 279.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing and reciting (śravaṇa and pāṭha) the māhātmya.