Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

नान्यस्थानसमुद्भूतैश्चतुर्वेदैरपि द्विजैः । भर्तृयज्ञेन मर्यादा कृता ह्येषा महा त्मना

Transliteration

nānyasthānasamudbhūtaiścaturvedairapi dvijaiḥ | bhartṛyajñena maryādā kṛtā hyeṣā mahā tmanā

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଜନ୍ମିତ ଚତୁର୍ବେଦୀ ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ (ଏହି କର୍ମ) କରାଯିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ଏହି ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ମହାତ୍ମା ଭର୍ତ୍ତୃୟଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସ୍ଥାପିତ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यस्थानसमुद्भूतैः: by those arisen from other places
• अन्यस्थानसमुद्भूतैः: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya + sthāna + samudbhūta (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• चतुर्वेदैः: (as) knowers of the four Vedas
• चतुर्वेदैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur + veda (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Modifier (विशेषक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• द्विजैः: by brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• द्विजैः: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भर्तृयज्ञेन: by the Bhartṛ-yajña (rite)
• भर्तृयज्ञेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + yajña (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• मर्यादा: boundary/rule/limit
• मर्यादा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maryādā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृता: was made/established
• कृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Discourse marker (वाक्योपपादक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (to the King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhartṛyajña, depicted as a venerable mahātman, draws a symbolic boundary line around the sacred precinct (maryādā), while learned brāhmaṇas from elsewhere stand respectfully outside; Viśvāmitra narrates to the king, emphasizing the prohibition.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña
• Caturveda-dvija (four-Veda brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-dharma, local sacred ordinances (maryādā) can define proper ritual conduct beyond mere scholastic attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-setting is assumed; this verse emphasizes the authority of a locally instituted maryādā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

For these rites, brāhmaṇas from other regions are disallowed even if they are caturvedins; the rule is attributed to Bhartṛyajña.