Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं तोषयामास सम्यग्यज्ञपरायणः । व्रतैश्च विविधैर्दानैर्ब्राह्मणानां च तर्पणैः

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ toṣayāmāsa samyagyajñaparāyaṇaḥ | vrataiśca vividhairdānairbrāhmaṇānāṃ ca tarpaṇaiḥ

Translation

ശുദ്ധമായ യജ്ഞത്തിൽ പരായണനായി അവൻ വിവിധ വ്രതങ്ങൾ, നാനാവിധ ദാനങ്ങൾ, ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കുള്ള തർപ്പണങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയാൽ ബ്രഹ്മദേവനെ സമ്യകമായി പ്രസാദിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā (as object)
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (object)

• तोषयामास: pleased / satisfied
• तोषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative: ‘caused to be pleased/pleased’

• सम्यक्: properly, duly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• यज्ञपरायणः: one devoted to sacrifices
• यज्ञपरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective used substantively; ‘devoted to sacrifice’

• व्रतैः: by vows
• व्रतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying दानैः

• दानैः: by gifts, donations
• दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive plural

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

• तर्पणैः: by acts of satisfaction/offerings (tarpaṇa)
• तर्पणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee absorbed in yajña and vrata, offering gifts and respectful tarpaṇa to seated brāhmaṇas; Brahmā subtly pleased in the background, lotus and kamaṇḍalu motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Yajña
• Vrata
• Dāna
• Brāhmaṇas
• Tarpaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined worship—yajña, vrata, dāna, and honoring Brāhmaṇas—uniting devotion with ethical action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practices are situated within the chapter’s sacred-journey context, especially the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra where tapas and rites are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña performed properly, observance of various vratas, giving dāna, and performing tarpaṇa for Brāhmaṇas.