Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पुष्पादित्य इति ख्यातिं प्रयातु भुवनत्रये । ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । न वयं याज्ञवल्क्यस्य कीर्तिं नेष्यामहे क्षयम्

Transliteration

puṣpāditya iti khyātiṃ prayātu bhuvanatraye | brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | na vayaṃ yājñavalkyasya kīrtiṃ neṣyāmahe kṣayam

Translation

“இது ‘புஷ்பாதித்ய’ என்ற நாமத்தால் மூவுலகிலும் புகழ் பெறுக.” பிராமணர்கள் கூறினர்—“யாஜ்ஞவல்க்யரின் கீர்த்தி குறைய நாம் விடமாட்டோம்.”

Word by Word

• पुष्पादित्यः: Puṣpāditya (name/title)
• पुष्पादित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (पुष्पः इव/नाम्ना आदित्यः)

• इति: thus; as (called)
• इति: Discourse marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/marker of speech)

• ख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयातु: let (it) go/attain
• प्रयातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रयाणां भुवनानाम्)

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: of Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कीर्तिम्: fame, glory
• कीर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नेष्यामहे: we shall lead/bring
• नेष्यामहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + निस्/निः (उपसर्ग; sandhi: नेष्य-)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• क्षयम्: to destruction; decline
• क्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Puṣpa (first sentence, implied wish/proposal) and Brāhmaṇas (explicit reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣpāditya (kṣetra/deity-epithet in-context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of brāhmaṇas in a sacred town formally proclaiming the epithet ‘Puṣpāditya’, with a subtle presence of a revered sage-tradition (Yājñavalkya) and ritual paraphernalia indicating tīrtha authority.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpāditya
• Brāhmaṇas
• Yājñavalkya
• Āditya (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred works should honor established spiritual authority and lineage; renown is meaningful when aligned with dharma and tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, while also referencing a Yājñavalkya-established sanctity connected to the locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes naming (khyāti) and protecting the sanctified reputation tied to Yājñavalkya’s foundation.