Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे नागरा द्विजपुंगवाः । राजापि तुष्टः प्रययौ तदा द्वारवतीं पुरीम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā tu te sarve nāgarā dvijapuṃgavāḥ | rājāpi tuṣṭaḥ prayayau tadā dvāravatīṃ purīm

Translation

Après avoir ainsi parlé, tous ces éminents brāhmaṇas Nāgara, les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, se retirèrent ; et le roi aussi, satisfait, partit alors pour la cité de Dvāravatī.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: 'thus')

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (pronoun: nominative plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (all)

• नागराः: citizens
• नागराः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (citizens/townsmen)

• द्विजपुंगवाः: best of the Brahmins
• द्विजपुंगवाः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां पुंगवाः = best of the twice-born)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (past participle used adjectivally: pleased)

• प्रययौ: went
• प्रययौ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र + लिट्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (he went)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• द्वारवतीम्: to Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal/object of going)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (object of motion)

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; द्वारवतीम् इति विशेष्य (apposition)

Speaker

Narratorial continuation within Īśvara’s discourse (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra → Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) linkage

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇas disperse after the vow; the satisfied king departs on a coastal journey toward Dvāravatī, with attendants, banners, and the sea-road implied.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgara brāhmaṇas
• the King
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred duties are accepted and blessings secured, righteous leaders and communities proceed in harmony—contentment follows dharmic resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the focal tīrtha, while Dvāravatī is referenced as the king’s destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the conclusion of an agreement/vow and subsequent departure.