Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणा हृष्टास्तानादाय द्विजोत्तमान् । तेषां मतेन चक्रुश्च सर्वकृत्यानि सर्वदा

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tataste brāhmaṇā hṛṣṭāstānādāya dvijottamān | teṣāṃ matena cakruśca sarvakṛtyāni sarvadā

Translation

スータは言った。そこでそのバラモンたちは歓喜し、かの最上の二度生まれの者たちを受け入れた。以後、彼らの意見に従い、常にあらゆる務めを行った。

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• hṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriya (Conjunctive action/अनुक्रम-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√dā (धातु) → ādāya (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘आदाय’ = having taken

• dvijottamān: the best Brahmins
• dvijottamān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘उत्तमाः द्विजाः’

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• matena: by (their) opinion
• matena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘मत’ = opinion/decision

• cakruḥ: they did/performed
• cakruḥ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarvakṛtyāni: all duties/rites
• sarvakṛtyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वाणि कृत्यानि’

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Garttātīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Sūta frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: brāhmaṇas smiling, welcoming eminent dvijas; a respectful exchange of offerings and seating; then scenes of orderly ritual performance in sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Brāhmaṇas
• Dvijottamas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Joy and prosperity follow when a community aligns its actions with dharmic guidance and performs duties consistently.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing narrative is within the Garttātīrtha-related Tīrthamāhātmya of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular performance of sarva-kṛtya (all rites/duties) according to qualified guidance is highlighted.