Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तथान्यानपि तच्छिष्यान्कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः । यथाक्रमं यथाज्येष्ठं श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

tathānyānapi tacchiṣyānkṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | yathākramaṃ yathājyeṣṭhaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

ସେହିପରି ସେ ଅଞ୍ଜଳିବଦ୍ଧ ହସ୍ତରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ରହି, ଅନ୍ୟ ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ—କ୍ରମାନୁସାରେ ଓ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠତାନୁସାରେ—ପରମ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲା।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of śiṣyān)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also)

• तत्: those / his
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to 'his/that')

• शिष्यान्: disciples
• शिष्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands folded in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत (made) + अञ्जलि (folded hands) + पुट (cup/hollow); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of saḥ)

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मुख्यक्रिया-स्थाने (stood/remained)

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial): 'according to order'

• यथाज्येष्ठम्: according to seniority
• यथाज्येष्ठम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: 'according to seniority'

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of śraddhayā)

• युतः: endowed/possessed
• युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of saḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands with folded hands, moving respectfully along a line of ascetic disciples, offering salutations in order of seniority; the atmosphere is orderly, quiet, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• disciples (śiṣyas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes social-spiritual order: honoring the guru and the guru’s lineage with śraddhā cultivates humility and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse reinforces the āśrama as a living tīrtha—sanctified by disciplined lineage and right conduct—rather than naming a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Añjali (joined palms) and respectful salutation according to seniority are indicated as devotional etiquette.