Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । पुष्पेण दाने दत्तेऽथ संमतेनाग्रजन्मनाम् । मध्यमेन कृतं नाम पुष्पादित्य इति श्रुतम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | puṣpeṇa dāne datte'tha saṃmatenāgrajanmanām | madhyamena kṛtaṃ nāma puṣpāditya iti śrutam

Translation

सूत म्हणाले—अग्रज ब्राह्मणांच्या संमतीने पुष्पाने दान दिल्यावर, मध्यस्थाने ठरविलेले नाव ‘पुष्पादित्य’ असे ऐकू आले.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• puṣpeṇa: with a flower
• puṣpeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• dāne: in the act of giving/donation
• dāne: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• datte: is given
• datte: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे) 'when it is given'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• saṃmatena: by the approval/consent
• saṃmatena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃmata (कृदन्त; √man/मन् with उपसर्ग sam-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (PPP used as noun/adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; 'by consent/approval'

• agra-janmanām: of the foremost-born (Brahmins)
• agra-janmanām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'foremost-born' = Brahmins), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• madhyamena: by the middle one (person)
• madhyamena: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• kṛtam: made/assigned
• kṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) nāma

• nāma: a name
• nāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• puṣpa-ādityaḥ: Puṣpāditya (proper name)
• puṣpa-ādityaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; name-compound), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrutam: is heard/was known as
• śrutam: Kriyā (Predicative state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru/श्रु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣpāditya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: Puṣpa offers a gift; leading brāhmaṇas approve; a mediator establishes the name ‘Puṣpāditya’, heard and accepted by all.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Puṣpa
• Puṣpāditya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred institutions gain legitimacy through dāna, communal consent, and the formalization of a revered name.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The site/shrine gains the celebrated title “Puṣpāditya,” indicating a Sun-associated sacred presence in this chapter’s locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (a formal gift/donation) and the community-sanctioned establishment of a shrine-name.