Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततस्तेन समाहूय दैवज्ञाञ्छास्त्रपंडितान् । तेषां निवेदितं सर्वं कालं तस्य समुद्भवम्

Transliteration

tatastena samāhūya daivajñāñchāstrapaṃḍitān | teṣāṃ niveditaṃ sarvaṃ kālaṃ tasya samudbhavam

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେ ଦୈବଜ୍ଞ ଓ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରପଣ୍ଡିତମାନଙ୍କୁ ଡାକି, ସମସ୍ତ କଥା ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିବେଦନ କଲେ—ବିଶେଷକରି ସେହି (ଶିଶୁର) ଜନ୍ମକାଳ ଓ ଜନ୍ମସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ପରିସ୍ଥିତି।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereafter)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samāhūya: having summoned
• samāhūya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• daivajñān: astrologers/diviners
• daivajñān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva-jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• śāstra-paṇḍitān: learned scholars of the scriptures
• śāstra-paṇḍitān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra + paṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• teṣām: to them/of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• niveditam: was reported/informed
• niveditam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vid (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kālam: the time
• kālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasya: of it/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samudbhavam: origin/arising
• samudbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Prabhañjana convenes astrologers and śāstra-paṇḍitas; they examine charts/palm-leaves, discussing the child’s birth-time and omens under lamplight in a pillared hall.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Prabhañjana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic society, major decisions are weighed through dharma and learned counsel, seeking alignment with auspicious timing and right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; this is part of the narrative chain within the tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it mentions consultation with daivajñas and śāstra-scholars regarding birth circumstances.