Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाथ देवेशस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । तेऽपि विप्राः सुसंतुष्टास्तत्र स्थाने व्यवस्थिताः

Transliteration

evamuktvātha deveśastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | te'pi viprāḥ susaṃtuṣṭāstatra sthāne vyavasthitāḥ

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระเจ้าแห่งทวยเทพก็อันตรธานจากสายตา บรรดาพราหมณ์เหล่านั้นก็ยินดีอย่างยิ่ง และตั้งมั่นอยู่ ณ สถานที่นั้นเอง

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having said'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (particle: 'then')

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thereupon/from there')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: invisibility; disappearance
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + दर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• गतः: went; departed
• गतः: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'also')

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• सुसंतुष्टाः: very satisfied
• सुसंतुष्टाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + संतुष्ट (कृदन्त; सम्-√तुष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग-युक्त क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'well-satisfied'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'there')

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• व्यवस्थिताः: remained settled
• व्यवस्थिताः: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'well-established/settled'

Speaker

Narrator (Puranic voice within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord of gods fades from view after granting the boon; the brāhmaṇas, content and composed, remain in the sacred spot, as if taking vows of residence and service.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After receiving divine instruction, steadfast residence and service at the sacred place sustains the promised merit for future generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that place” (tatra sthāne) within Adhyāya 107’s kṣetra narrative, without naming it here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it confirms the brāhmaṇas’ establishment in the kṣetra connected with śrāddha efficacy.