Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यत्र समायाताः कुरुपांडवयादवाः । प्राधान्येन प्रकुर्वंतु प्रासादांस्तेन चापरे

Transliteration

tasmādyatra samāyātāḥ kurupāṃḍavayādavāḥ | prādhānyena prakurvaṃtu prāsādāṃstena cāpare

Translation

«Ainsi, là où se sont rassemblés les Kuru, les Pāṇḍava et les Yādava, qu’ils prennent la tête pour édifier les temples, et que les autres suivent en conséquence.»

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपम्; अव्ययवत् (therefore)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (relative adverb of place)

• समायाताः: having come together; assembled
• समायाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्; √या with सम्+आ; विशेषणम् (qualifying the group)

• कुरुपाण्डवयादवाः: Kurūs, Pāṇḍavas, and Yādavas
• कुरुपाण्डवयादवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + पाण्डव + यादव (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• प्राधान्येन: with priority; chiefly
• प्राधान्येन: Karana/Means (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राधान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• प्रकुर्वन्तु: let them do/make
• प्रकुर्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; √कृ with प्र-

• प्रासादान्: palaces/temples; edifices
• प्रासादान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural)

• तेन: therefore; by that (reason)
• तेन: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्-शब्दस्य तृतीया-एकवचनरूपम्; अव्ययवत् (therefore/for that reason)

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

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (narration continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Assembly-tīrtha at Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Epic heroes and elders stand at a sacred site, directing artisans to raise prāsādas; scaffolding, carved pillars, and ritual ground-breaking are visible; others join behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Kuru
• Pāṇḍava
• Yādava
• Prāsāda (temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great lineages are portrayed as exemplars whose patronage of sacred works inspires communal participation and amplifies a tīrtha’s glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is framed as a significant gathering-place for epic dynasties; the exact site-name is not provided in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Temple construction and patronage (a form of dāna and sevā) is the practical prescription implied.