Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे ब्राह्मणाः प्रोक्तास्तदाश्रमसमीपगैः

Transliteration

te sarve brāhmaṇāḥ proktāstadāśramasamīpagaiḥ

Translation

Pada saat itu, semua brāhmaṇa tersebut ditegur dan disapa oleh para penghuni yang tinggal dekat pertapaan itu.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ब्राह्मणाः)

• ब्राह्मणाः: brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रोक्ताः: were addressed/told
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘were told/said’

• तद्: of that
• तद्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; ‘of that’ (qualifying आश्रम)

• आश्रम: hermitage
• आश्रम: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the hermitage’ (in compound)

• समीपगैः: by those who were near the hermitage
• समीपगैः: Karana/Agent (by those near/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय ‘ग’ = going/being)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आश्रमस्य समीपे गाः/गताः = those near the hermitage)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Near the hermitage boundary, local residents/attendants respectfully address a group of brāhmaṇas, pointing toward the arriving Śakra; the moment is calm but charged.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Āśrama residents/nearby dwellers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred communities act in unity; dharma is preserved through shared counsel and coordinated hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya āśrama locality functioning as a tīrtha-community space.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; it is a narrative bridge introducing the instruction to perform arhaṇa (honouring).