Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अथ तस्याः पिता नाम चक्रे द्वादशमे दिने । संमंत्र्य ब्राह्मणैः सार्धं भृत्यामात्यैर्मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

atha tasyāḥ pitā nāma cakre dvādaśame dine | saṃmaṃtrya brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhṛtyāmātyairmuhurmuhuḥ

Translation

Kemudian ayahandanya melaksanakan upacara penamaan pada hari kedua belas, berulang kali bermusyawarah bersama para brāhmaṇa, serta para hamba dan menteri-menterinya.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: indeed, namely
• नाम: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — 'indeed/namely'

• चक्रे: performed, did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्वादशमे: on the twelfth
• द्वादशमे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• दिने: day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• संमंत्र्य: having consulted
• संमंत्र्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); 'having consulted'

• ब्राह्मणैः: with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postpositional adverb: together with)

• भृत्यामात्यैः: with servants and ministers
• भृत्यामात्यैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य + अमात्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (भृत्यैः च अमात्यैः च)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nāmakaraṇa ceremony on the twelfth day: brāhmaṇas seated with ritual vessels, king consulting ministers, the infant present, auspicious lamps and offerings arranged.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through saṃskāras and counsel—personal life rites are integrated into righteous governance and sacred tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly within the Karṇotpalā Tīrtha Māhātmya narrative leading to the tīrtha’s significance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāmakaraṇa (naming ceremony) performed on the twelfth day, with proper consultation of brāhmaṇas and elders.