Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शंखतूर्यनिनादेन सर्वैस्तैः स्वजनैर्वृतः । न कस्य तत्र संभूतो विकल्पस्तत्समुद्भवः

Transliteration

śaṃkhatūryaninādena sarvaistaiḥ svajanairvṛtaḥ | na kasya tatra saṃbhūto vikalpastatsamudbhavaḥ

Translation

ಶಂಖತೂರ್ಯಗಳ ನಿನಾದದ ನಡುವೆ, ತನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸ್ವಜನರಿಂದ ಆವರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದನು; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂಶಯವೋ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯೋ ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಉಂಟಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ।

Word by Word

• śaṃkha-tūrya-ninādena: by the sound of conches and trumpets
• śaṃkha-tūrya-ninādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha + tūrya + nināda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (शंख-तूर्य) + तत्पुरुष (निनादेन)

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• svajanaiḥ: by his own people
• svajanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘स्वस्य जनाः’ (one’s own people)

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वृतः’ = surrounded

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kasya: of anyone/for anyone
• kasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

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

• saṃbhūtaḥ: arose
• saṃbhūtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+√bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सम्भूतः’ = arisen

• vikalpaḥ: doubt/alternative thought
• vikalpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tat-samudbhavaḥ: arising from that
• tat-samudbhavaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘ततः समुद्भवः’ (arising from that)

Speaker

Sūta (carried over from the opening of the adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jubilant entourage with conch-blowers and trumpeters surrounds Puṣpa; townspeople watch without suspicion; banners flutter as the group advances toward the mansion.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It depicts social confidence and public ceremony—often a prelude in Purāṇic tales before a karmic reversal or dharmic revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, highlighting ceremonial sound (śaṅkha-tūrya) and public gathering.