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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र उवाच । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि नृपोत्तम । श्राद्धार्हा नागरा येन नागराणां व्यवस्थिताः । भर्तृयज्ञेन मर्यादा कृता तेषां यथा पुरा

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi nṛpottama | śrāddhārhā nāgarā yena nāgarāṇāṃ vyavasthitāḥ | bhartṛyajñena maryādā kṛtā teṣāṃ yathā purā

Translation

ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର କହିଲେ—ହେ ନୃପୋତ୍ତମ! ତୁମେ ଯାହା ପଚାରିଥିଲ, ସେ ସବୁ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଭାବେ କହିଦେଲି—ଯେହେତୁ ନାଗରମାନେ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧାର୍ହ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଯେ ବିଧିରେ ନାଗରମାନଙ୍କର ନିୟମ-ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସ୍ଥିର ହୁଏ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଆଚାର-ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଭର୍ତୃୟଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା, ପୁରାତନ କାଳର ଭଳି, ସ୍ଥାପିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା।

Word by Word
viśvāmitraḥViśvāmitra
viśvāmitraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
etatthis
etat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन
teto you/your
te:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
sarvameverything
sarvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन
ākhyātamhas been told/explained
ākhyātam:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अस्ति इति अध्याहारः)
yatwhich/that (what)
yat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
pṛṣṭaḥasked
pṛṣṭaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootprach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
asmiI am
asmi:
Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
nṛpottamaO best of kings
nṛpottama:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa + uttama (प्रातिपदिक); (नृपस्य उत्तमः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
śrāddhārhāḥworthy of śrāddha
śrāddhārhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśrāddha + arhā (प्रातिपदिक); (श्राद्धस्य अर्हाः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
nāgarāḥNāgaras (people of Nāgara lineage)
nāgarāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
yenaby which/whereby
yena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
nāgarāṇāmof the Nāgaras
nāgarāṇām:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootnāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन
vyavasthitāḥwere established/settled
vyavasthitāḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
bhartṛyajñenaby the Bhartṛyajña (rite)
bhartṛyajñena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhartṛyajña (प्रातिपदिक); (भर्तृ-यज्ञः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
maryādāboundary/ordinance, rule
maryādā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmaryādā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
kṛtāwas made/established
kṛtā:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन
yathāas, just as
yathā:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction/adverb: 'as/according as')
purāformerly, in olden times
purā:
Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb: 'formerly')
Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpottama (unnamed king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, seated as a venerable ṛṣi, concludes a formal exposition to a king; the atmosphere is juridical-sacral—like a dharma-assembly—invoking the ancient precedent of Bhartṛyajña establishing communal boundaries.

Characters & Entities
V
Viśvāmitra
B
Bhartṛyajña
N
Nāgara
Ś
Śrāddha
N
Nṛpottama (king)

FAQs

Dharma is transmitted through authoritative tradition; eligibility for sacred rites is safeguarded by time-tested boundaries of conduct.

No distinct tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves as a concluding doctrinal summary within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

It affirms the established criteria by which Nāgaras are considered śrāddhārha, grounded in the precedent of Bhartṛyajña.

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