Shloka 40 - Adhyaya 96 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमित्येव संप्रोच्य विरराम ततः परम् । शनैश्चरो महीपालवचनाद्द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamityeva saṃprocya virarāma tataḥ param | śanaiścaro mahīpālavacanāddvijasattamāḥ

Translation

சூதர் கூறினார்—‘அப்படியே’ என்று மட்டும் சொல்லி, பின்னர் அவர் மௌனமானார். ஓ இருபிறப்போரில் சிறந்தவர்களே, அரசனின் சொல்லின்படி சனைச்சரன் அவ்வாறே செய்தான்.

Word by Word

सूतःSūta

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

इतिthus/‘so’ (quoting)

एवindeed, just

संप्रोच्यhaving spoken

विररामceased, stopped

ततःthereafter, from that

परम्further, afterwards

शनैश्चरःŚanaiścara (Saturn)

महीपालवचनात्from the king’s words/at the king’s command

द्विजसत्तमाःthe best of Brahmins

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śanaiścara gives a brief assent—‘So be it’—and the scene quiets; sages listen as Sūta narrates the conclusion.

Characters & Entities

Sūta

Śanaiścara

Daśaratha

Dvija-sattamāḥ (sages/brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic request, when properly framed, is shown as capable of restraining even harsh planetary afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a narrative transition line within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records Śanaiścara’s assent and the close of the exchange.