Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

विप्रा ऊचुः । गच्छ त्वं पांडवश्रेष्ठ सुविश्रब्धः स्वमालयम् । वयं सर्वे करिष्यामस्तवश्रेयोऽभिवर्धनम्

Transliteration

viprā ūcuḥ | gaccha tvaṃ pāṃḍavaśreṣṭha suviśrabdhaḥ svamālayam | vayaṃ sarve kariṣyāmastavaśreyo'bhivardhanam

Translation

Para brāhmaṇa berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara Pāṇḍava, pergilah dengan tenang tanpa gelisah ke rumahmu. Kami semua akan bertindak untuk menambah kebajikan, kesejahteraan dan kemasyhuranmu yang mulia.”

Word by Word

• विप्राः: the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), उत्तम/मध्यम-प्रयोगः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुविश्रब्धः: fully confident/at ease
• सुविश्रब्धः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विश्रब्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• आलयम्: abode/home
• आलयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• करिष्यामः: we shall do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रेयः: welfare/benefit
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिवर्धनम्: increase/augmentation
• अभिवर्धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narāditya (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (addressed as Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of venerable brāhmaṇas, seated near a sacred spot, raise their hands in blessing as Arjuna—armed yet humble—stands with folded palms, reassured and ready to depart.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Support of sacred works invites the blessings of the righteous, who then actively uphold one’s śreyas (true welfare).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narāditya tīrtha setting in Adhyāya 60, where brāhmaṇas assume responsibility for ongoing religious benefit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; it records the brāhmaṇas’ assurance of continued acts for the patron’s welfare.