Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

कावेतौ पुरुषौ प्राप्तौ त्वया सार्धं ममांतिकम् । दिव्यरूपौ महाभागौ तेजसा परिवारितौ

Transliteration

kāvetau puruṣau prāptau tvayā sārdhaṃ mamāṃtikam | divyarūpau mahābhāgau tejasā parivāritau

Translation

あなたと共に私のもとへ来たこの二人の पुरुषは誰ですか。神々のごとき姿、まことに幸いに満ち、光輝に包まれている。

Word by Word

• kau: who (which) two
• kau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; 'which two?/who two?'

• etau: these two
• etau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; modifies puruṣau

• puruṣau: men, persons
• puruṣau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• prāptau: arrived
• prāptau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; 'arrived' qualifying puruṣau

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb): 'together with' (governs instrumental)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; 'my'

• antikam: near (to me)
• antikam: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'near (to)' as goal

• divya-rūpau: of divine form
• divya-rūpau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण; समास: दिव्यं रूपं यस्य (here descriptive)

• mahā-bhāgau: greatly fortunate, illustrious
• mahā-bhāgau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण; 'very fortunate/illustrious'

• tejasā: by radiance, with splendor
• tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• parivāritau: surrounded, encompassed
• parivāritau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; 'surrounded'

Speaker

Unspecified (questioner within the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A host points out and questions the identity of two men who appear divine, fortunate, and encircled by radiance as they arrive with the known visitor.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainment is said to manifest as tejas (radiance), prompting reverent inquiry and recognition of saintly presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter; this line itself is an identification question and does not name the tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prepares the ground for revealing identities and the religious causes behind their state.