Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षं सर्वविप्राणां तथान्येषां तपस्विनाम् । प्रतिज्ञां पूरयित्वाऽथ विशोकः स बभूव ह

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ sarvaviprāṇāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ tapasvinām | pratijñāṃ pūrayitvā'tha viśokaḥ sa babhūva ha

Translation

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರ ತಪಸ್ವಿಗಳ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅವನು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಶೋಕವಿಲ್ಲದವನಾದನು।

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: in the presence (openly)
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in the presence/visibly)

• सर्वविप्राणाम्: of all the brāhmaṇas
• सर्वविप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे च ते विप्राः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक (likewise/and also)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• तपस्विनाम्: of ascetics
• तपस्विनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: the vow/promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूरयित्वा: having fulfilled
• पूरयित्वा: Kriyā (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु; causative of पॄ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Discourse/temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरवाचक निपात (then)

• विशोकः: free from sorrow
• विशोकः: Kartṛ/Predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/प्रेडिकेटिव), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn assembly: brāhmaṇas and tapasvins seated in a semicircle; Paraśurāma stands centered, hands joined, face softened; the air feels lighter as the vow is declared complete.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (vipra)
• Tapasvins (ascetics)
• Paraśurāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping one’s vow in a dharmic manner—especially before saints—leads to inner purification and the easing of grief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vow-fulfillment is situated within the adhyāya’s tīrtha setting associated with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is specified; the verse emphasizes the completion of a vow in the presence of qualified witnesses (vipras and tapasvins).