Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

राजर्षीणां पुराणानां देवेन्द्राणां च हर्षिताः । दयाधर्मसमोपेतास्तथान्येऽपि च भूरिशः

Transliteration

rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ devendrāṇāṃ ca harṣitāḥ | dayādharmasamopetāstathānye'pi ca bhūriśaḥ

Translation

ಅವರು ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿಗಳು, ಪುರಾಣಪ್ರಸಂಗಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ದೇವೇಂದ್ರರ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದರು; ದಯಾ-ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮನ್ವಿತರಾದ ಅನೇಕ ಇತರರೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

• rājarṣīṇām: of royal sages
• rājarṣīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक: rāja + ṛṣi)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• purāṇānām: of the Purāṇas/ancient lore
• purāṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• devendrāṇām: of the lords of gods (Indras)
• devendrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-indra (प्रातिपदिक: deva + indra)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• harṣitāḥ: delighted
• harṣitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• dayādharmasamopetāḥ: endowed with compassion and righteousness
• dayādharmasamopetāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayā-dharma-samupeta (प्रातिपदिक: dayā + dharma + samupeta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (upeta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (likewise)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

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

• bhūriśaḥ: in abundance / greatly
• bhūriśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūriśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: abundantly/in many ways)

Speaker

An unnamed man (describing the dharmic assembly)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lively yet serene assembly: elders and ascetics speaking, listeners attentive; visual motifs of rājārṣis and devas referenced in the discourse appear as faint narrative vignettes around the main scene; expressions of joy and compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Rājarṣi
• Purāṇa
• Devendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At tīrthas, dharmic community forms through Purāṇic remembrance, cultivating compassion (dayā) and righteousness (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse glorifies the pilgrimage assembly itself as a mark of the site’s sanctity; the specific location is contextual within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; the implied practice is Purāṇa-śravaṇa/kathā and association with the righteous.