Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तस्मादतिथयः प्राप्ता यूयं सर्वेऽद्य मे गृहम् । प्रकरोमि किमातिथ्यं प्रोच्यतां द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tasmādatithayaḥ prāptā yūyaṃ sarve'dya me gṛham | prakaromi kimātithyaṃ procyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Karena itu, sebab kalian datang sebagai tamu, hari ini kalian semua berada di rumahku. Jamuan apa yang patut kupersembahkan? Mohon katakan, wahai yang utama di antara para dvija.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनार्थे (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that’

• अतिथयः: guests
• अतिथयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्राप्ताः: have arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘arrived’

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with यूयम्)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गृहम्: house, home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गमनस्य लक्ष्य (destination)

• प्रकरोमि: I do, I perform
• प्रकरोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (परस्मैपद), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• आतिथ्यम्: hospitality
• आतिथ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रोच्यताम्: let it be said/told
• प्रोच्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थः ‘let it be told’

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense) ‘O best of twice-born’

Speaker

Mṛkaṇḍa (inviting and offering hospitality to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mṛkaṇḍa invites the sages into his home, respectfully asking what hospitality he should perform; the threshold becomes a sacred limen between tīrtha and household.

Characters & Entities

• atithi (guest)
• dvija (twice-born)
• muni (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-dharma—reverently serving guests, especially sages—is a direct expression of righteousness and a generator of puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hospitality occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha setting near the āśrama; the verse emphasizes dharma practiced at a sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering ātithya (hospitality) to dvijas/sages is explicitly requested as the proper action.