Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

भागुरायणकाश्चैव मातृकास्त्रैणवास्तथा । सर्वे ते ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः क्रमेण द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

bhāgurāyaṇakāścaiva mātṛkāstraiṇavāstathā | sarve te brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ krameṇa dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

आणि भागुरायणक, मातृक तसेच त्रैणव—हे सर्व ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ, क्रमाने द्विजांमध्ये उत्तम आहेत.

Word by Word

• भागुरायणकाः: the Bhāgurāyaṇakas
• भागुरायणकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागुरायणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• मातृकाः: the Mātṛkas
• मातृकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रैणवाः: the Traiṇavas
• त्रैणवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः: best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः: Visheshya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्रमेण: in order/serially
• क्रमेण: Adverbial (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial instrumental)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Visheshya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal honoring ceremony: dvija elders seated in order; pilgrims offer garlands, water, cloth, and dakṣiṇā; a ritual fire or temple lamp marks sanctity; the ‘krama’ (precedence) is visibly maintained.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgurāyaṇaka
• Mātṛka
• Traiṇava
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa elevates the ethic of reverence: honoring the worthy (especially learned Brahmins) is integral to the fruit of pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse participates in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya praise; it glorifies the Tīrtha through the excellence of its dharmic residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: satkāra according to krama (proper order), i.e., respectful reception and honoring based on dharmic protocol.