Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततः स कथयामास सर्वं देवविचेष्टितम् । वरदानं च शक्राय शता नन्दस्य चाग्रतः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa sarvaṃ devaviceṣṭitam | varadānaṃ ca śakrāya śatā nandasya cāgrataḥ

Translation

Kemudian dia menceritakan segala-galanya tentang perbuatan para dewa, serta anugerah yang diberikan kepada Śakra, di hadapan Śatānanda.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय — adverb (‘then/from there’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• कथयामास: told
• कथयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, नामधातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — narrated/told

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• देवविचेष्टितम्: the gods’ actions/plot
• देवविचेष्टितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + विचेष्टित (वि-चेष्ट् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘that which was done’

• वरदानम्: the granting of a boon
• वरदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

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

• शक्राय: to Śakra
• शक्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular

• शता: Śatā (proper name)
• शता: Sahakari/Upasarga (Context/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental singular (as name ‘Śatā’)

• नन्दस्य: of Nanda
• नन्दस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

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

• अग्रतः: in the presence (of)
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — adverb (‘in front/presence’)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the hermitage, Gautama recounts the gods’ deeds and Indra’s boon while Śatānanda listens attentively; ritual implements and sacred fire indicate the āśrama’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Śatānanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives preserve dharma by public retelling—events and boons are recounted before witnesses to establish moral and ritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it reports the communication of earlier ritual outcomes (boon to Indra).