Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

मन्यमाना महीपालं विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । प्रोचुश्च मधुरैर्वाक्यैराशीर्वादपुरःसरैः

Transliteration

manyamānā mahīpālaṃ vismayotphullalocanāḥ | procuśca madhurairvākyairāśīrvādapuraḥsaraiḥ

Translation

ಅವನನ್ನು ಭೂಪಾಲ ರಾಜನೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ, ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಅರಳಿದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂಚಿಟ್ಟು, ಮಧುರ ವಚನಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಸಂಬೋಧಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• मन्यमानाः: thinking/considering
• मन्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘thinking/considering’

• महीपालम्: the king (protector of the earth)
• महीपालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः: with eyes widened in amazement
• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्; विस्मयेन उत्फुल्ले लोचने यस्य

• प्रोचुः: they said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• मधुरैः: with sweet
• मधुरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वाक्यैः इति विशेष्य)

• वाक्यैः: words/sentences
• वाक्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• आशीर्वादपुरःसरैः: preceded by blessings
• आशीर्वादपुरःसरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśīrvāda (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वाक्यैः); आशीर्वादः पुरः (अग्रे) यस्य = preceded by blessings

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Onlookers, convinced he is a king, fold hands and speak sweetly with blessings; their widened eyes show wonder, while the dusty traveler stands composed.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence and auspicious speech (āśīrvāda) are dharmic responses when encountering a worthy guest, especially in a sacred setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on blessings and respectful address.