Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्राह्मणशार्दूला वेदवेदांगपारगाः । विभवं तव निःशेषं भजिष्यंति प्रहर्षिताः

Transliteration

tatra brāhmaṇaśārdūlā vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ | vibhavaṃ tava niḥśeṣaṃ bhajiṣyaṃti praharṣitāḥ

Translation

Di sana para brāhmaṇa agung—laksana singa di antara brāhmaṇa, mahir dalam Veda dan Vedāṅga—akan bersukacita menikmati serta memuliakan seluruh kemakmuran dan kemuliaanmu dalam segala cara.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: tiger-like Brahmins / eminent Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (ब्राह्मणाः एव शार्दूलाः)

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (वेद-वेदाङ्गयोः पारगाः = proficient in Veda and Vedāṅgas)

• विभवम्: prosperity, wealth
• विभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निःशेषम्: entire, without remainder
• निःशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (entirely)

• भजिष्यन्ति: will partake of / will enjoy
• भजिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted
• प्रहर्षिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) + प्र + इत (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (contextual; inferred from following verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (summit settlement)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: naga-ātmaja (son of the mountain)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A thriving summit-city populated by eminent brāhmaṇas, engaged in Vedic study and ritual, rejoicing in the complete prosperity of the place.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred prosperity is confirmed by the presence and blessing of Veda-knowing brāhmaṇas who uphold dharma at the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-region being described, especially the sacred peak associated with the later mention of Hāṭakeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on the auspicious gathering of learned brāhmaṇas and the resulting increase of glory.