Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

अत्र स्थाने तवाऽग्रे तु करिष्यामो महोत्सवम् । गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः । द्विजानां तर्पणैश्चैव सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्

Transliteration

atra sthāne tavā'gre tu kariṣyāmo mahotsavam | gītavāditranirghoṣairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ | dvijānāṃ tarpaṇaiścaiva sarvakāmasamṛddhidam

Translation

こここの地において、御前にて我らは大いなる祭儀（マホーツァヴァ）を執り行う。歌と楽器の響きが鳴り渡り、香、花鬘、塗香を供え、さらに二度生まれの者（ドヴィジャ）を満たすタルパナの供養もなす。これはあらゆる願いを豊かに成就させる。

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अग्रे: in front (of you)
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• करिष्यामः: we will do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (‘महान् उत्सवः’)

• गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: with songs, musical instruments, and loud acclamations
• गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वादित्र + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (song, instruments, and loud sounds)

• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: with fragrances, garlands, and anointments
• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + माल्य + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (perfumes, garlands, and unguents)

• द्विजानाम्: of the Brahmins
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तर्पणैः: with offerings/satiations (tarpaṇa rites)
• तर्पणैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्: granting prosperity of all desires
• सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘महोत्सवम्’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + समृद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास (‘सर्वकामानां समृद्धिं ददाति’)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Śakra, implied by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmasthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand festival is proclaimed at the sacred place: loud music and song, offerings of perfumes, garlands, and unguents, plus brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇa—granting abundance of all desired aims.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Dvijas (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public celebration of dharma through worship, offerings, and honoring the learned is presented as a source of both devotion and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The festival is described within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Bālamaṇḍanatīrtha māhātmya setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mahotsava featuring music, fragrances, garlands, anointing, and tarpaṇa for dvijas (Brāhmaṇas).