Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततस्तं प्रणिपत्योच्चैः कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । स्वागतं ते महीपाल भूयः सुस्वागतं च ते

Transliteration

tatastaṃ praṇipatyoccaiḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | svāgataṃ te mahīpāla bhūyaḥ susvāgataṃ ca te

Translation

అప్పుడు అతనికి నమస్కరించి, అంజలి బద్ధంగా నిలిచి, గట్టిగా పలికాడు—“స్వాగతం, ఓ మహీపాలా; మరల నీకు మహా సుస్వాగతం.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अनन्तर-कालवाचक (then)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु) + ल्यप्/य (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bowed down)

• uccaiḥ: aloud
• uccaiḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), उच्चस्वरेण (aloud)

• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: with hands folded
• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कृतः अञ्जलि-पुटः यस्य (hands folded) (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• sthitaḥ: stood
• sthitaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• svāgatam: welcome
• svāgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्भाषण-प्रयोग (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; used as greeting)

• te: to you/for you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Genitive/Dative, Singular)

• mahīpāla: O king
• mahīpāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mahīyāḥ pālaḥ) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनरर्थे (again)

• su-svāgatam: a very warm welcome
• su-svāgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + svāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (very welcome) (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• te: to you/for you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Genitive/Dative, Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified greeter (likely Bṛhadbala or an attendant addressing King Satyasaṃdha; exact identity not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courtly yet devotional moment: Bṛhadbala (or the speaker) bows deeply to Satyasaṃdha, standing with folded hands, proclaiming repeated welcome; the king stands dignified, barefoot, serene.

Characters & Entities

• Satyasaṃdha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful reception of guests—especially the righteous—is a visible expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts etiquette (añjali, praṇāma) rather than a formal rite.