Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तथा सर्वं क्रियाकल्पं स्नानदानादिकं च यत् । कृत्वा ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे सुसमिद्धहुताशनम्

Transliteration

tathā sarvaṃ kriyākalpaṃ snānadānādikaṃ ca yat | kṛtvā te brāhmaṇāḥ sarve susamiddhahutāśanam

Translation

അതുപോലെ സ്നാനം, ദാനം മുതലായ എല്ലാ ക്രിയാകൽപ്പങ്ങളും നിർവഹിച്ചു, ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും ഹുതാശനത്തെ നന്നായി ജ്വലിപ്പിച്ചു; ജ്വാല ഉജ്ജ്വലമായി।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—'thus/likewise'

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रियाकल्पम्: the set of rituals
• क्रियाकल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—'क्रियायाः कल्पः' (set of rites)

• स्नानदानादिकम्: bathing, giving (charity), etc.
• स्नानदानादिकम्: Karma (Object/apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna + dāna + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः—'स्नानं दानं च आदयः'

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

• यत्: whatever (there was)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—'having done'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तृपद-विशेषण

• सुसमिद्धहुताशनम्: the well-kindled fire
• सुसमिद्धहुताशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-samiddha + hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक); सु + समिद्ध (√indh + क्त) + हुताशन (हु + अशन्)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—'सुसमिद्धः हुताशनः'

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After completing bathing and gifting rites, brāhmaṇas kindle a bright, well-fed fire; ritual vessels, ladles, and offerings are arranged; flames rise steady and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Agni (Hutāśana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma ties devotion to disciplined ritual purity and generosity—snāna and dāna accompany intense vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The actions occur within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya environment; the verse emphasizes rite-performance rather than a named locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), dāna (charitable giving), and completing the kriyā-kalpa before kindling Agni.