Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमुक्तः स भूपालस्तैर्विप्रैस्तुष्टिसंयुतः । प्रतस्थे तान्प्रणम्योच्चैः सर्वैस्तैश्चाभिनंदितः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamuktaḥ sa bhūpālastairvipraistuṣṭisaṃyutaḥ | pratasthe tānpraṇamyoccaiḥ sarvaistaiścābhinaṃditaḥ

Translation

ସୂତ କହିଲେ—ଏଭଳି କୁହାଯାଇଲା ପରେ ସେ ରାଜା ସେହି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହେଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଦରରେ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସାସହ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी (he said)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (adverb: ‘thus’)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac ‘वच्’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भूपालः: the king
• भूपालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• विप्रैः: by the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• तुष्टिसंयुतः: endowed with satisfaction
• तुष्टिसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj ‘युज्’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; भूतकृदन्त ‘संयुत’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of भूपालः)

• प्रतस्थे: departed
• प्रतस्थे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी (he set out)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having bowed)

• उच्चैः: loudly / highly
• उच्चैः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccais (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘aloud/highly’)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘तैः’)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अभिनन्दितः: praised, congratulated
• अभिनन्दितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√nand (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of भूपालः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naleśvara (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: the king, pleased by the brāhmaṇas’ words, bows deeply and departs; the brāhmaṇas bless and applaud him.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• King (bhūpāla)
• Brāhmaṇas (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened when rulers act with humility, honoring custodians of ritual and ensuring continuity of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Naleśvara/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya sequence in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse highlights respectful salutations and communal endorsement of ongoing worship.