Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । प्रचक्रुर्जपतेस्तस्य साधुवादाननेकशः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etacchrutvā dvijaśreṣṭhā vismayotphullalocanāḥ | pracakrurjapatestasya sādhuvādānanekaśaḥ

Translation

စူတက ပြောသည်—ဤသို့ ကြားသော် ဒွိဇအထွတ်အမြတ်တို့သည် အံ့ဩ၍ မျက်လုံးပြူးလျက်၊ ဂါထာရွတ်ဆိုသူ ထိုမင်းအား ချီးမွမ်းစကားများကို အကြိမ်ကြိမ် ပြောကြားကြ၏။

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): 'having heard'

• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: the best brāhmaṇas
• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठाः द्विजाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ: with eyes widened in amazement
• vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (फुल्ल-प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (विस्मयेन उत्फुल्लानि लोचनानि येषाम्); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• pracakruḥ: they performed, they did
• pracakruḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• japateḥ: of Japati
• japateḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive singular; of the ascetic 'Japati')

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sādhu-vādān: acclamations of ‘well done’
• sādhu-vādān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (साधु-इति वादाः = cries of 'well done'); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• anekaśaḥ: many times, repeatedly
• anekaśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/बहुत्ववाचक (in many ways/many times)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/augrśravas tradition)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied standard Purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: brāhmaṇas, eyes widened in wonder, repeatedly praise the king-reciter; gestures of approval, raised hands, and murmured benedictions fill the hall.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred narration (ākhyāna) inspires śraddhā and communal affirmation of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative glorifies Mahākāla’s kṣetra/tīrtha (traditionally Ujjain).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse depicts praise and approval offered to the speaker/king after the sacred account.