Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अतः संपूजनीयस्तु व्यासः शास्त्रोपदेशकः । गोभूहिरण्यवस्त्राद्यैर्भोजनैः सार्व कामिकैः

Transliteration

ataḥ saṃpūjanīyastu vyāsaḥ śāstropadeśakaḥ | gobhūhiraṇyavastrādyairbhojanaiḥ sārva kāmikaiḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi Vyāsa —l’instructeur des śāstra— doit être honoré comme il se doit, par des dons tels que vaches, terres, or, vêtements, et des nourritures nourrissantes comblant tous les besoins.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• संपूजनीयः: worthy to be worshipped
• संपूजनीयः: Vidhेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) → संपूजनीय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; पूजनीय (gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थः ‘to be worshipped’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): तु = but/indeed (emphasis/contrast)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शास्त्र-उपदेशकः: teacher/instructor of scripture
• शास्त्र-उपदेशकः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदेशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावः: ‘शास्त्रस्य उपदेशकः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गो-भू-हिरण्य-वस्त्र-आद्यैः: with (gifts like) cows, land, gold, clothes, etc.
• गो-भू-हिरण्य-वस्त्र-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/सूची-समास (gifts such as cows, land, gold, clothes, etc.); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहारार्थे (collective sense)

• भोजनैः: with foods/feasts
• भोजनैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्व-कामिकैः: fulfilling all desires; of every kind
• सर्व-कामिकैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘सर्वे कामाः येषु/यैः’ = fulfilling all desires); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-रूपेण साधारण-विशेषण (agreeing with दान/भोजनादि implied)

Speaker

Unknown (Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in tīrthamāhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience within māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees present cows, cloth, gold, and abundant food to a venerable Vyāsa-like teacher; the teacher blesses them; the setting suggests a tīrtha maṇḍapa or āśrama near a sacred site.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture is preserved through teachers; honoring the lineage of Vyāsa through generous support is upheld as a key dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where tīrtha merit is paired with gifts and reverence to teachers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna and hospitality: giving cows, land, gold, garments, and food to honor the scripture-instructor (Vyāsa as principle).