Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैः सुप्रसन्नैश्च प्रीयंते सर्वदेवताः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीया द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaiḥ suprasannaiśca prīyaṃte sarvadevatāḥ | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyā dvijottamāḥ

Translation

ब्राह्मण अत्यंत प्रसन्न झाले की सर्व देवता प्रसन्न होतात. म्हणून सर्व प्रयत्नांनी श्रेष्ठ द्विजांचे पूजन व सत्कार करावा.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: by Brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), बहुवचन; करण

• suprasannaiḥ: well-pleased
• suprasannaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prasanna (कृदन्त, pra+√sad)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; भूतकृदन्त ‘well-pleased’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prīyante: are pleased
• prīyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prī (प्री)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sarvadevatāḥ: all the deities
• sarvadevatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः देवताः)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: tad)
• Form: हेतौ अव्ययप्रयोगः (therefore)

• sarvaprayatnena: with every effort
• sarvaprayatnena: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial instrumental): ‘with all effort’; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• pūjanīyāḥ: should be worshipped
• pūjanīyāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjanīya (कृदन्त, √pūj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• dvijottamāḥ: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijottamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्विजेषु उत्तमाः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; immediately followed by Sūta’s speech in the next verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial honoring of dvijottamas: brāhmaṇas seated in a row receiving pādya, arghya, food, and dakṣiṇā; devas subtly present as radiant witnesses, indicating their pleasure.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Sarva-devatāḥ (all deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service and honor shown to righteous brāhmaṇas is presented as a direct way to please the divine order (all deities), reinforcing dharma through reverence and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions as a general dharma-principle within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the snippet does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā—honoring/worshipping the foremost twice-born with full effort (which can include welcome, offerings, and respectful service).