Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तेनाकृत्येऽपि रक्तास्ते गोपा यास्यंति श्लाघ्यताम् । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां देवानां च विशेषतः

Transliteration

tenākṛtye'pi raktāste gopā yāsyaṃti ślāghyatām | sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ devānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ထိုသန့်ရှင်းသော အရှိန်အဝါကြောင့်၊ တာဝန်ပညာမကျွမ်းကျင်သော်လည်း ဂိုပါတို့သည် ဘက္တိဖြင့် ပြည့်ဝလာကာ လောကအားလုံးတွင်လည်းကောင်း၊ အထူးသဖြင့် ဒေဝတားတို့အကြားတွင်လည်းကောင်း ချီးမွမ်းဂုဏ်သတင်း ရရှိလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अकृत्ये: in/with respect to a misdeed; improper act
• अकृत्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘even/also’

• रक्ताः: devoted/attached
• रक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (attached/devoted)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• गोपाः: cowherds
• गोपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यास्यन्ति: will go/attain
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्लाघ्यताम्: praiseworthiness; being worthy of praise
• श्लाघ्यताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लाघ्यतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/quality)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय; विशेषतस्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); ‘especially’

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of cowherds, rustic and unlettered, become radiant with devotion; celestial beings look on approvingly as their renown spreads across worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Gopas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion can elevate even the simple and unlearned to the highest praise, surpassing mere external formalities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the chapter’s broader sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on transformative devotion (rāga/bhakti) rather than ritual procedure.