Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततः स नृपतिस्ताभ्यां युगपद्विधिपूर्वकम् । कृत्वा नतिं ततो वाक्यं विनयादिदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tataḥ sa nṛpatistābhyāṃ yugapadvidhipūrvakam | kṛtvā natiṃ tato vākyaṃ vinayādidamabravīt

Translation

അപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് വിധിപൂർവം അവരിരുവരോടും ഒരുമിച്ച് നമസ്കരിച്ചു, വിനയത്തോടെ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular)

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (Apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ-pati (प्रातिपदिक; nṛ + pati)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताभ्याम्: with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine) / द्विवचन-रूप (dual), तृतीया (3rd/सह), द्विवचन (dual); ‘तौ/ते’ (with those two—Śiva and Pārvatī)

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समकालवाचक adverb)

• विधिपूर्वकम्: according to proper procedure
• विधिपूर्वकम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi-pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक; vidhi + pūrvaka)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचनरूपम् (adverbial accusative)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• नतिम्: bowing, salutation
• नतिम्: Karma (Object of kृत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरकालवाचक)

• वाक्यम्: words, a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विनयात्: out of humility
• विनयात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘विनयेन’ (out of humility)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण वाक्यम्-विशेषणम्

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king bows to Śiva and Pārvatī together, hands folded, head lowered; the divine couple stands/sits in calm majesty as he begins a humble petition.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• King (nṛpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence done with vidhi (proper conduct) and vinaya (humility) makes one fit to petition the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to a tīrtha-glorification setting, but this verse itself does not name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It highlights “vidhipūrvaka” obeisance—formal, rule-aligned prostration to both deities together.