Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

नमस्कारान्तमन्त्रेण नामसंकीर्तनेन च । देवा स्तस्य च तुष्यन्ति पंचयज्ञादिकैः शुभैः

Transliteration

namaskārāntamantreṇa nāmasaṃkīrtanena ca | devā stasya ca tuṣyanti paṃcayajñādikaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರಾಂತ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ದಿವ್ಯ ನಾಮಸಂಕೀರ್ತನೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಶುಭವಾದ ಪಂಚಯಜ್ಞಾದಿ ಆಚರಣೆಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಅವರು ಹರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• नमस्कारान्तमन्त्रेण: by a mantra ending with ‘namaskāra’
• नमस्कारान्तमन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार + अन्त + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नमस्कारः अन्ते यस्य सः मन्त्रः / नमस्कारान्तः मन्त्रः)

• नामसंकीर्तनेन: by chanting the name
• नामसंकीर्तनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम + संकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक); संकीर्तन < सम्-√कीर्त् (कीर्त् धातु) + ल्युट्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नाम्नः संकीर्तनम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तुष्यन्ति: are pleased
• तुष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (तुष् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पंचयज्ञादिकैः: by the five sacrifices and the like
• पंचयज्ञादिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + यज्ञ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (पञ्चयज्ञाः आदयः येषां तैः)

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पंचयज्ञादिकैः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced for Nāgarakhaṇḍa māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pious householder at a tīrtha performs namaskāra with folded hands, softly chanting divine names; nearby are symbols of the five daily offerings—water for tarpaṇa, a small fire for homa, a palm-leaf manuscript for brahmayajña, a guest being welcomed, and offerings for beings.

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through humble salutations and name-chanting, joined with daily duties, sustains divine harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional-dharma instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not specify a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāmasaṃkīrtana (chanting of names) and pañcayajña-type daily observances.