Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । वयमस्य करिष्यामो यात्राद्याः सकलाः क्रियाः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | vayamasya kariṣyāmo yātrādyāḥ sakalāḥ kriyāḥ

Translation

బ్రాహ్మణులు అన్నారు— “దీనికి సంబంధించిన యాత్ర మొదలైన సమస్త క్రియలను, అవసరమైన అన్ని విధులను మేము నిత్యం విధివిధానంగా నిర్వహిస్తాము.”

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāḥ: the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्-धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• asya: of this/of it
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we will do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• yātrā-ādyāḥ: beginning with pilgrimages, etc.
• yātrā-ādyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (यात्रा आदिः यासां ताः)

• sakalāḥ: all
• sakalāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘kriyāḥ’ इत्यस्य

• kriyāḥ: rites/activities
• kriyāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas collectively vow to conduct processions and all rites; in the background, a small procession route is envisioned with banners, lamps, and devotees circling the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Yātrā (processional rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Community responsibility and priestly service preserve the sanctity and living presence of a tīrtha-kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same kṣetra establishment of Adhyāya 59, where the installed deities require ongoing yātrā and rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yātrā (processions/ritual outings) and all associated kriyās as part of continuous temple service.