Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एवं तया क्षणेनैव तृप्तिं नीतो महीपतिः । ससैन्यः सपरीवारो गजोष्ट्राश्वैर्वृषैः सह

Transliteration

evaṃ tayā kṣaṇenaiva tṛptiṃ nīto mahīpatiḥ | sasainyaḥ saparīvāro gajoṣṭrāśvairvṛṣaiḥ saha

Translation

एवं तया क्षणेनैव तृप्तिं नीतो महीपतिः । ससैन्यः सपरीवारो गजोष्ट्राश्वैर्वृषैः सह ॥

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (within a moment)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• नीतः: was brought (to)
• नीतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (was led/brought)

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष

• ससैन्यः: with his army
• ससैन्यः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (with army)

• सपरीवारः: with his retinue
• सपरीवारः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (with attendants)

• गजोष्ट्राश्वैः: with elephants, camels, and horses
• गजोष्ट्राश्वैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + उष्ट्र + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• वृषैः: with bulls
• वृषैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic scene: the king, army, and retinue appear fully satisfied; animals—elephants, camels, horses, bulls—rest calmly after feeding; attendants stand with empty trays, order restored.

Characters & Entities

• mahīpati (king)
• Nandinī (implied)
• army/retinue
• elephants
• camels
• horses
• bulls

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power supports dharma at scale—divine abundance can sustain even vast worldly forces when righteousness is present.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya stream, but this verse alone does not identify a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the focus is on the result of dharmic hospitality—complete satisfaction for all beings present.