Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ततश्चार्घ्यं च पाद्यं च गृहीत्वा सम्मुखो ययौ । रामदेवः प्रहृष्टात्मा सचिवैः परिवारितः

Transliteration

tataścārghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca gṛhītvā sammukho yayau | rāmadevaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā sacivaiḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

ನಂತರ ಅರ್ಘ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾದ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು, ಹರ್ಷಿತಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ರಾಮದೇವನು ಸಚಿವರಿಂದ ಪರಿವಾರಿತನಾಗಿ, ಅವನ ಎದುರಿಗೆ ಹೋದನು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्घ्यम्: offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पाद्यम्: water for washing feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सम्मुखः: facing (him), in front
• सम्मुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रामदेवः: Rāma the lord
• रामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रामः एव देवः)

• प्रहृष्टात्मा: whose heart was delighted
• प्रहृष्टात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष्) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा प्रहृष्टः)

• सचिवैः: by ministers
• सचिवैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) → परिवारित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), उपसर्ग-परि

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, radiant and joyful, steps forward holding arghya and pādya vessels; ministers follow in orderly formation; the sage approaches, austere against the splendor of the court.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ministers (saciva)
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent service—especially to a sage—expressed through traditional offerings is a cornerstone of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named in this verse; it illustrates dharmic conduct within a tīrtha-glorifying chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and pādya as part of guest-reception (atithi-satkāra) is explicitly mentioned.