Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा ततो देवं प्रणिपत्य मुनीश्वरान् । उपविष्टस्तस्य चाग्रे ह्यनुज्ञातो द्विजोत्तमैः

Transliteration

pūjayitvā tato devaṃ praṇipatya munīśvarān | upaviṣṭastasya cāgre hyanujñāto dvijottamaiḥ

Translation

Então, após adorar o Senhor e prostrar-se diante dos grandes sábios, sentou-se diante d’Ele, tendo recebido permissão daqueles excelsos duas-vezes-nascidos.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद् + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• देवम्: the god (Deva)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+नि+पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having bowed down’

• मुनीश्वरान्: the lords among sages
• मुनीश्वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—मुनीनाम् ईश्वराः इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• उपविष्टः: sat down
• उपविष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (liṅga/deity)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; अर्थे—अग्रे (in front)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/causal nuance)

• अनुज्ञातः: was permitted
• अनुज्ञातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—अनुमतः (permitted)

• द्विजोत्तमैः: by the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O king (nṛpa) addressed in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king completes offerings at the liṅga, then prostrates to the seated sages; with their gesture of assent, he sits respectfully in front of the sanctum, hands folded, posture composed.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (deva)
• Munis (munīśvarāḥ)
• Dvijottamas (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is shown as complete when joined with humility—honoring both the deity and the saintly custodians of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva tīrtha of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa where a liṅga is worshipped; the exact toponym is not included in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā to the deity and respectful prostration to sages; observing proper permission/etiquette in the sacred precinct.