Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

आग्नीध्रश्च्यवनो नाम मैत्रावरुणः कार्मिकः । उद्गाता याज्ञवल्क्यश्च प्रतिहर्ता च जैमिनिः

Transliteration

āgnīdhraścyavano nāma maitrāvaruṇaḥ kārmikaḥ | udgātā yājñavalkyaśca pratihartā ca jaiminiḥ

Translation

ချျဝန သည် အာဂ္နီဓ္ရ (Āgnīdhra) အဖြစ် ခန့်အပ်ခံရပြီး၊ ကာရ္မိက သည် မૈထ္ရာဝရုဏ (Maitrāvaruṇa) အဖြစ် ဆောင်ရွက်하였다။ ယာဇ္ဉဝလ္က്യ သည် ဥဒ္ဂာတೃ (Udgātṛ) ဖြစ်ကာ၊ ဇૈမိနိ သည် ပရတိဟర్తೃ (Pratihartṛ) အဖြစ် တာဝန်ယူ하였다။

Word by Word

• आग्नीध्रः: the Āgnīdhra priest
• आग्नीध्रः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नीध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; यज्ञे ‘आग्नीध्र’ नाम ऋत्विक्

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देश (particle: ‘by name’)

• मैत्रावरुणः: the Maitrāvaruṇa priest
• मैत्रावरुणः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रावरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; यज्ञे ‘मैत्रावरुण’ नाम ऋत्विक्

• कार्मिकः: ritual-expert, officiant
• कार्मिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) मैत्रावरुणः

• उद्गाता: the Udgātṛ priest
• उद्गाता: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्गातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; यज्ञे ‘उद्गातृ’ नाम ऋत्विक्

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रतिहर्ता: the Pratihartṛ priest
• प्रतिहर्ता: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिहर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; यज्ञे ‘प्रतिहर्तृ’ नाम ऋत्विक्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• जैमिनिः: Jaimini
• जैमिनिः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration in Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling yet orderly yajña scene: Cyavana tends the fire as Āgnīdhra; the Maitrāvaruṇa coordinates responses; Yājñavalkya sings Sāman as Udgātṛ; Jaimini as Pratihartṛ answers/echoes, creating a layered sonic ritual.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Kārmika
• Yājñavalkya
• Jaimini
• Āgnīdhra
• Maitrāvaruṇa
• Udgātṛ
• Pratihartṛ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined participation—each role in a sacred rite contributes to the wholeness of the offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya, the tīrtha’s sanctity is implied through the grand yajña; the precise place-name is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Designation of specialized ṛtviks (Āgnīdhra, Maitrāvaruṇa, Udgātṛ, Pratihartṛ) required for a full Vedic sacrifice.