Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

स्थानेस्थाने महानादा उत्सवाश्च गृहेगृहे । वेदविद्याविनोदाश्च स्मृति वादास्तथैव च

Transliteration

sthānesthāne mahānādā utsavāśca gṛhegṛhe | vedavidyāvinodāśca smṛti vādāstathaiva ca

Translation

En tout lieu retentissaient de grands sons de réjouissance, et dans chaque maison se tenaient des fêtes. On goûtait les délices de la science védique, et l’on tenait aussi des débats fondés sur la Smṛti.

Word by Word

• स्थाने: in (a) place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (locative of place)

• स्थाने: in every place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication: ‘place to place’)

• महानादाः: loud sounds
• महानादाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—महान् + नादः (great sound)

• उत्सवाः: festivals
• उत्सवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• गृहे: in (a) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे

• गृहे: in every house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (‘house to house’)

• वेदविद्याविनोदाः: Vedic studies, learning, and recreations
• वेदविद्याविनोदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विद्या + विनोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—वेद-विद्या-विनोद (enumerative: Veda, learning, and amusements/pleasures)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• स्मृतिवादाः: discourses on Smṛti
• स्मृतिवादाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्मृतेः वादाः (discourses on Smṛti)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: ‘thus/so’)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (city-description in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous sacred city: streets resonant with festival drums and conches; courtyards lit with lamps; groups of scholars reciting Veda and engaging in Smṛti debate in shaded mandapas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness is reflected not only in rituals but in a living culture of Vedic study, Smṛti-guided conduct, and communal celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the dharmic atmosphere of a city in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrthamāhātmya; no specific tīrtha name appears here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights Vedic learning and Smṛti discourse as ongoing religious practices.