Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततः प्रपूरिताः सर्वे स्वर्गलोका नरैर्द्विजाः । ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवेन्द्रादीन्स्पर्धमानैः सुरोत्तमान्

Transliteration

tataḥ prapūritāḥ sarve svargalokā narairdvijāḥ | brahmaviṣṇuśivendrādīnspardhamānaiḥ surottamān

Translation

Alors, ô deux-fois-nés, tous les mondes célestes furent remplis d’hommes ; rivalisant même avec Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Indra et les plus grands des dieux, ils se pressaient de toutes parts.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/सम्बन्धबोधकः) = indeclinable adverb: "then/from there"

• प्रपूरिताः: filled; fully filled
• प्रपूरिताः: Karta (Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√पूर् (धातु) > प्रपूरित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) = past passive participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with द्विजाः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifying द्विजाः)

• स्वर्गलोकाः: the heavenly worlds
• स्वर्गलोकाः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: स्वर्गस्य लोकाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवेन्द्रादीन्: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Indra and others
• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवेन्द्रादीन्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + शिव + इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ब्रह्मा-विष्णु-शिव-इन्द्र-आदयः) + आदि-शब्दः; "-आदीन्" = "and others"

• स्पर्धमानैः: by those competing; rivaling
• स्पर्धमानैः: Karana (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्पर्ध् (धातु) > स्पर्धमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः) = present participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental; qualifying नरैः/द्विजाः as competitors)

• सुरोत्तमान्: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः = "श्रेष्ठाः सुराः"

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija (addressed: ‘naraiḥ dvijāḥ’, ‘O twice-born’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Heavenly realms packed with newly-arrived human pilgrims, pressing in like a festival crowd, while the great gods—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Indra—stand as benchmarks of status; the newcomers appear eager, competitive, and radiant with acquired puṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-merit can elevate humans to extraordinary spiritual stature, portrayed as rivaling even the highest devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha/kṣetra, whose māhātmya is said to produce immense heavenly attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated; the verse describes the magnitude of the tīrtha’s fruit (mass svarga attainment).