Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाराज यत्त्वया व्याहृतं वचः । अन्येऽपि नागराः संति वेदवेदांगपारगाः

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca | satyametanmahārāja yattvayā vyāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ | anye'pi nāgarāḥ saṃti vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ

Translation

വിശ്വാമിത്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മഹാരാജാവേ, നീ ഉച്ചരിച്ച വചനം തീർച്ചയായും സത്യമാണ്. വേദവും വേദാംഗങ്ങളും പാരംഗതരായ മറ്റു നാഗര ബ്രാഹ്മണരും ഉണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karma/Predicate nominal (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Predicate nominal (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahārāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (सर्वनाम), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याहृतम्: uttered/spoken
• व्याहृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + हृ (धातु) → vyāhṛta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• नागराः: Nāgaras (people of Nāgara)
• नागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + vedāṅga + pāra + ga (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, seated as a sage-teacher, addresses a king in a calm assembly, affirming the truth of the king’s words and praising learned Nāgara brāhmaṇas; palm-leaf manuscripts and yajña implements appear in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Nāgara (Nāgaras)
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It affirms that spiritual and ritual competence is widely present; praise of one group does not deny the learning and merit of others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative but does not name a specific tīrtha in this portion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it sets up a nuanced explanation by acknowledging other learned Nāgara Brāhmaṇas.