Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

ततः स सत्वरं गत्वा तान्समाहूय नागरान् । प्रोवाच विनयोपेतः प्रणिपत्य ततः परम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sa satvaraṃ gatvā tānsamāhūya nāgarān | provāca vinayopetaḥ praṇipatya tataḥ param

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അവൻ വേഗത്തിൽ പോയി ആ നാഗരന്മാരെ വിളിച്ചു കൂട്ടി; വിനയത്തോടെ ആദ്യം പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് പിന്നെ അവരോട് പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘quickly/in haste’

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having gone’

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• samāhūya: having assembled (by calling)
• samāhūya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having called together’

• nāgarān: the Nāgaras
• nāgarān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• provāca: spoke
• provāca: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said/spoke’

• vinaya-upetaḥ: endowed with humility
• vinaya-upetaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya + upeta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः); समास: विनयेन उपेतः (tatpuruṣa, instrumental sense)

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ni-pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having bowed down’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereafter’

• param: afterwards
• param: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘afterwards/next’

Speaker

Narrator (describing the messenger/representative acting on Brahmā’s instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The emissary hastens to the Nāgaras, convenes them, bows respectfully, and then delivers the message with humility.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is carried out with vinaya—humility and respectful approach—especially in sacred community duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Audumbarī-related tīrtha setting is supported through community mobilization for its proper arrangement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇipāta (bowing/prostration) is presented as proper etiquette before delivering sacred instructions.