Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततः स्वं राज्यमासाद्य भूयोऽपि स महीपतिः । स्वपुत्रं वर्धयामास हर्षेण महतान्वितः

Transliteration

tataḥ svaṃ rājyamāsādya bhūyo'pi sa mahīpatiḥ | svaputraṃ vardhayāmāsa harṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเมื่อได้อาณาจักรของตนคืนมา พระมหากษัตริย์ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งแผ่นดินนั้นก็เลี้ยงดูโอรสของตนอีกครั้ง ด้วยความปีติยินดียิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'then'

• svam: his own
• svam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rājyam) = 'own'

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = 'kingdom'

• āsādya: having attained
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वार्थे), 'having reached/obtained'

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'again, further'

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = 'also/even'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = 'he'

• mahīpatiḥ: the king
• mahīpatiḥ: Kartā (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महीनां पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = 'king'

• sva-putram: his son
• sva-putram: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वः पुत्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = 'his own son'

• vardhayāmāsa: raised
• vardhayāmāsa: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vardh (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + āsa (सहायकधातु)
• Form: लिट्/परिप्रयोग (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) = 'caused to grow/raised'

• harṣeṇa: with joy
• harṣeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन = 'with joy'

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Karaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (harṣeṇa) = 'great'

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu√i (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saḥ/mahīpatiḥ) = 'endowed/possessed'

Speaker

Sūta (tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king re-enters his capital, crowned and welcomed, while holding or gazing upon his young son; the atmosphere is celebratory yet composed, emphasizing dharma and continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣemajit

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual practice and worldly responsibility are harmonized—after tapas, one returns to uphold dharma through righteous rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter glorifies the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and the Śiva-liṅga later known as Raivateśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated; it narrates the post-boon stage of dharmic householding and kingship.