Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

ततश्चकार विधिवद्यज्ञं स प्रपितामहः । यथोक्तविधिना सर्वं तथा संपूर्णदक्षिणम्

Transliteration

tataścakāra vidhivadyajñaṃ sa prapitāmahaḥ | yathoktavidhinā sarvaṃ tathā saṃpūrṇadakṣiṇam

Translation

त्यानंतर प्रपितामह (ब्रह्मा) यांनी विधिपूर्वक यज्ञ केला; सर्व काही शास्त्रोक्त विधानाप्रमाणे झाले आणि दक्षिणाही पूर्णत्वास गेली।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• cakāra: performed; did
• cakāra: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vidhivat: according to rule; duly
• vidhivat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• yajñam: sacrifice; yajña
• yajñam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• prapitāmahaḥ: the great-grandfather (Brahmā, as ancestor)
• prapitāmahaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• yathā-ukta-vidhinā: by the prescribed procedure
• yathā-ukta-vidhinā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac (वच्) + kta) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; यथोक्तविधि = as prescribed rule; तेन (by that)

• sarvam: everything; all (rites)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; (समस्तकर्म-समुच्चय)

• tathā: thus; in that manner
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saṃpūrṇa-dakṣiṇam: with full dakṣiṇā (fees/gifts)
• saṃpūrṇa-dakṣiṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; संपूर्णा दक्षिणा यस्य तत् = with complete priestly fees

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra yajña-sthala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Prāpitāmaha) presides over a blazing yajña-kuṇḍa, priests chanting; offerings flow in measured rhythm; piles of dakṣiṇā (cows, gold, cloth) are arranged, signifying completion and generosity.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Prāpitāmaha)
• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual integrity includes both correct procedure and ethical completeness—especially honoring officiants through proper dakṣiṇā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The yajña supports the sanctification narrative associated with Puṣkara-traya and the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the yajña strictly by stated rules and complete the rite with full dakṣiṇā.