Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

धन्या वयं धरापृष्ठे येषां त्वं रघुसत्तम । ईदृक्स्नेहसमायुक्तः समागच्छसि मंदिरे

Transliteration

dhanyā vayaṃ dharāpṛṣṭhe yeṣāṃ tvaṃ raghusattama | īdṛksnehasamāyuktaḥ samāgacchasi maṃdire

Translation

ಧರಾಪೃಷ್ಠದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ಧನ್ಯರು, ಓ ರಘುಸತ್ತಮ; ಇಂತಹ ಸ್ನೇಹಸಮೇತವಾಗಿ ನೀವು ನಮ್ಮ ಮಂದಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗಮಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate
• धन्याः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (we are blessed)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• धरापृष्ठे: on the surface of the earth
• धरापृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धरायाः पृष्ठम्’

• येषाम्: of whom, whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject of implied clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रघुसत्तम: O best of the Raghus
• रघुसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रघोः सत्तमः’

• ईदृक्: such
• ईदृक्: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश्/ईदृक् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (such)

• स्नेहसमायुक्तः: endowed with affection
• स्नेहसमायुक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘समायुक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः ‘स्नेहेन समायुक्तः’ (endowed with affection)

• समागच्छसि: you come, you arrive
• समागच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मन्दिरे: in(to) the house
• मन्दिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

Speaker

Vānara leaders (likely Sugrīva’s party, addressing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kiṣkindhā-smṛti-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sugrīva and vānaras express gratitude and wonder, hands folded, as Rāma arrives warmly at their dwelling; the scene radiates auspicious welcome despite prior sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Raghusattama (Rāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality and loving regard for the righteous are forms of dharma that generate merit and sanctify a home like a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not specify a named tīrtha; it contributes to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied dharma is honoring a revered guest.