Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

स प्रणम्य सहस्राक्षं तथान्यानपि सन्मुनिः । अर्घ्यादिभिस्ततः पूजां चक्रे तेषां ततः परम्

Transliteration

sa praṇamya sahasrākṣaṃ tathānyānapi sanmuniḥ | arghyādibhistataḥ pūjāṃ cakre teṣāṃ tataḥ param

Translation

Ce noble sage, s’étant prosterné devant Sahasrākṣa (Indra) ainsi que devant les autres, accomplit ensuite leur culte avec l’arghya et les offrandes rituelles selon l’usage.

Word by Word

• सः: he (the sage)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• सहस्राक्षम्: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य (Indra)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तथा-शब्दः (adverb: likewise)

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (also)

• सत्-मुनिः: the noble sage
• सत्-मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सन् मुनिः (good/holy sage)

• अर्घ्यादिभिः: with arghya and other offerings
• अर्घ्यादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—अर्घ्यं आदिः येषाम् (arghya etc.)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed; did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• परम्: afterwards; thereafter
• परम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (afterwards/thereafter)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (āśrama-tīrtha on Sarasvatī bank)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dadhīci, the noble sage, bows to Indra and the other gods and then performs their reception-worship with arghya and customary offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Suras (gods)
• Dadhīci (implied sage)
• Arghya
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) is dharma; even divine visitors are received through humble salutations and proper worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues at Puṣkara on the Sarasvatī bank, though this verse emphasizes ritual hospitality rather than place-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and performing pūjā as part of receiving honored guests.