Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

तेनापि विहितं तच्च यथोद्दालकनिर्मितम् । आशीर्वादो नृपोद्देशाद्दत्तः काष्ठस्य तस्य च

Transliteration

tenāpi vihitaṃ tacca yathoddālakanirmitam | āśīrvādo nṛpoddeśāddattaḥ kāṣṭhasya tasya ca

Translation

Он также совершил это так же, как прежде сделал Уддалака. И по просьбе царя было даровано благословение — даже тому куску дерева.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• विहितम्: done; arranged
• विहितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) → विहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (done/arranged)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma/Pratipadya (कर्म/प्रातिपद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• यथा: as; just as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• उद्दालकनिर्मितम्: made by Uddālaka
• उद्दालकनिर्मितम्: Kriya-vishesana/Viseshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्दालक + निर्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘made by Uddālaka’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘vihitam/tat’)

• आशीर्वादः: blessing
• आशीर्वादः: Karta/Pratipadya (कर्ता/प्रातिपद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीर्वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• नृपोद्देशात्: from the king’s instruction; at the king’s behest
• नृपोद्देशात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the king’ + ‘instruction/command’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• दत्तः: was given
• दत्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव

• काष्ठस्य: of the wood
• काष्ठस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madhuka Paigya performs a rite exactly as Uddālaka had done; the king requests a blessing, and the sage blesses not only the king but also a wooden object, which subtly glows as if consecrated.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Nṛpa (King)
• Āśīrvāda (Blessing)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Following established sacred precedent and receiving blessings through proper channels restores auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it contributes to the overall tīrtha-māhātmya arc of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ritual action “as Uddālaka did” and the giving of āśīrvāda at the king’s request.