Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

वामे ब्रह्मा दक्षिणे च हर एकः प्रकीर्तितः । पलाशपात्रे यो भुंक्ते नित्यमेव नरोत्तमः

Transliteration

vāme brahmā dakṣiṇe ca hara ekaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | palāśapātre yo bhuṃkte nityameva narottamaḥ

Translation

ဘယ်ဘက်တွင် ဘြဟ္မာ (Brahmā) ရှိ၍ ညာဘက်တွင် ဟရ (Hara) တစ်ပါးတည်း တည်ရှိသည်ဟု ကြေညာထားသည်။ ပလားရှ (palāśa) ရွက်ဖြင့် ပြုလုပ်သော ပန်းကန်မှ နေ့စဉ် စားသုံးသူ လူကောင်းလူမြတ်သည် အမြဲတမ်း သာသနာပုဏ္ဏားအကျိုးကို ရရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• वामे: on the left (side)
• वामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: on the right (side)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एकः: alone/one
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तितः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• पलाशपात्रे: in a palāśa-leaf vessel
• पलाशपात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाश (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पलाशस्य पात्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भुङ्क्ते: eats/partakes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नरोत्तमः: the best of men
• नरोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (उत्तमः नरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रशंसावाचक-नाम

Speaker

Vāṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Palāśa (Brahma-vṛkṣa)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narrative audience (within Brahmā–Nārada frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble devotee eats a simple vrata meal served on palāśa leaves; subtle divine presences: Brahmā to the left, Śiva (Hara) to the right, blessing the act; atmosphere of purity and restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hara (Śiva)
• Palāśa (leaf vessel)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Everyday acts, like taking food, become sanctified when aligned with dharma—using palāśa vessels is treated as a meritorious sacred practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the palāśa-māhātmya within the tīrtha section; it does not name a particular pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Eating from palāśa-made vessels/leaf-plates (palāśa-pātra) as a regular dharmic observance.