Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । गच्छगच्छ कुरुश्रेष्ठ सुविश्रब्धः स्वमायया । वयं सर्वे करिष्यामो युष्मच्छ्रेयोऽभिवर्धनम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | gacchagaccha kuruśreṣṭha suviśrabdhaḥ svamāyayā | vayaṃ sarve kariṣyāmo yuṣmacchreyo'bhivardhanam

Translation

பிராமணர்கள் கூறினர்—செல், செல், ஓ குருசிறந்தவனே! உன் ஞானமிகு ஏற்பாட்டால் முழு நிம்மதியுடன் இரு. உன் நலமும் புண்ணியவிருத்தியும் பெருக அனைத்தையும் நாங்கள் செய்வோம்.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect 3rd pl (they said)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd sg (go)

• गच्छ: go (indeed)
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; repetition for emphasis

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Karmadhāraya (श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु) used as address

• सुविश्रब्धः: fully at ease
• सुविश्रब्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विश्रब्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective used predicatively (fully confident/at ease)

• स्वमायया: by your own power/illusion
• स्वमायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + माया (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (स्वस्य माया)

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with वयम् (all)

• करिष्यामः: we will do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Future 1st pl (we shall do)

• युष्मत्: your
• युष्मत्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन/बहुवचन-सम्बन्धार्थे; here genitive sense 'of you' as first member in compound

• श्रेयः: welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'welfare/benefit' (as compound member)

• अभिवर्धनम्: increase
• अभिवर्धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-वृध् (धातु) → अभिवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (increase/promotion)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas respond in unison, palms raised in assurance; the donor-king is shown relieved; the four shrines stand behind, with attendants preparing offerings—suggesting immediate assumption of duties.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Bhīṣma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred works become enduring when the community undertakes ongoing worship, turning a patron’s act into lasting public merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha/kṣetra setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 57; the verse highlights the resident brāhmaṇas’ role there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A commitment to continue worship and allied services that maintain and increase the patron’s śreyas (spiritual welfare).