Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे तापसाश्च महर्षयः । साधुसाध्विति तां प्रोच्य ततः प्रोचुरिदं वचः

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve tāpasāśca maharṣayaḥ | sādhusādhviti tāṃ procya tataḥ procuridaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

ಆಗ ಸಮಸ್ತ ದೇವಗಣಗಳು, ತಪಸ್ವಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳು ಆಕೆಯನ್ನು “ಸಾಧು, ಸಾಧು” ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿ, ಅನಂತರ ಈ ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದರು।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); काल/अनुक्रम-बोधक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• devagaṇāḥ: groups of gods
• devagaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devasya gaṇaḥ)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tāpasāḥ: ascetics
• tāpasāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-अव्यय (interjection of approval)

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• procya: having said (to her)
• procya: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund/absolutive); ‘प्रोच्य’ = ‘प्र + उच्य/वच्य’ (having said/addressed)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम-बोधक (then)

• procuḥ: they said
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (vacasaḥ)

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly: devas with radiant crowns and weapons, austere mahārṣis with matted locks and kamaṇḍalus, all raising hands in blessing and uttering ‘sādhu-sādhu’ toward the revered goddess/spot.

Characters & Entities

• Devagaṇa
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic acts receive affirmation from the wise and the divine, strengthening faith in sacred discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding adhyāya belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra Māhātmya flow within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite here; it records communal praise preceding a doctrinal/benefit statement.