Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नारायणाः शौनकेया जाबालाः शतसंख्यया । गोपाला जामदन्याश्च शालिहोत्राश्च कर्णिकाः

Transliteration

nārāyaṇāḥ śaunakeyā jābālāḥ śatasaṃkhyayā | gopālā jāmadanyāśca śālihotrāśca karṇikāḥ

Translation

Nārāyaṇa, Śaunakeya, dan Jābāla berjumlah seratus; dan ada pula Gopāla, Jāmadanya, Śālihotra, serta Karṇika.

Word by Word

• नारायणाः: the Nārāyaṇas
• नारायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शौनकेयाः: the Śaunakeyas
• शौनकेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जाबालाः: the Jābālas
• जाबालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाबाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शतसंख्यया: in the number of a hundred / numbering a hundred
• शतसंख्यया: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• गोपालाः: the Gopālas
• गोपालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जामदन्याः: the Jāmadanyas
• जामदन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शालिहोत्राः: the Śālihotras
• शालिहोत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि-होत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्णिकाः: the Karṇikas
• कर्णिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of pilgrims arriving at a temple-town; banners or emblems indicate Nārāyaṇa/Śaunaka/Jābāla groups; priests welcome them with water-pots and kusa-grass; a river/stepwell nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa (group)
• Śaunakeya
• Jābāla
• Gopāla
• Jāmadanya
• Śālihotra
• Karṇika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is portrayed as a living congregation of dharma-bearing traditions; the pilgrim’s duty includes reverence toward them.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the verse emphasizes the Tīrtha’s distinguished residents rather than naming the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is named; the broader context indicates hospitality and respect toward these groups.