Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तेऽपि विप्रास्ततस्तस्याश्चक्रुः प्रासादमुत्तमम् । तत्र संस्थाय तां चक्रुस्ततः पूजासमाहिताः

Transliteration

te'pi viprāstatastasyāścakruḥ prāsādamuttamam | tatra saṃsthāya tāṃ cakrustataḥ pūjāsamāhitāḥ

Translation

ସେହି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଉତ୍ତମ ପ୍ରାସାଦ (ମନ୍ଦିର) ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ; ସେଠାରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କରି ଏକାଗ୍ର ଭକ୍ତିରେ ପୂଜା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• विप्राः: Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रुः: made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• प्रासादम्: a palace/temple
• प्रासादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—प्रासादम् इति विशेष्ये

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• संस्थाय: having installed
• संस्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग-सम् (sam-); ‘having installed/placed’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रुः: performed/did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• पूजासमाहिताः: absorbed in worship
• पूजासमाहिताः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजा-समाहित (प्रातिपदिक; पूजा + समाहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—विप्राः इति विशेष्ये; ‘पूजायां समाहिताः’ (intent on worship)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in the wider frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas oversee the raising of an ornate prāsāda; the deity (feminine, per 'tasyāḥ...tāṃ') is ceremonially installed; worship proceeds with lamps, incense, and Vedic chanting.

Characters & Entities

• vipra (brāhmaṇas)
• prāsāda (temple)
• installed deity (tasyāḥ/tām)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are strengthened through dharmic acts—temple construction, installation, and steady worship performed with one-pointed mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s local tīrtha account, highlighting the shrine established at that place (the exact toponym is outside this snippet).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (establishing/ installing the deity) and pūjā performed with samādhāna (focused attention).