Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अथ संपूजितस्तेन सम्यग्भूपतिना मुनिः । पितुः संदेशमाचख्यौ विजने तस्य सादरम्

Transliteration

atha saṃpūjitastena samyagbhūpatinā muniḥ | pituḥ saṃdeśamācakhyau vijane tasya sādaram

Translation

ครั้นได้รับการบูชาอย่างถูกต้องจากพระราชาแล้ว มุนีก็กล่าวด้วยความเคารพ ในที่สงัด ถึงสารจากพระบิดาของพระองค์

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• संपूजितः: having been honored
• संपूजितः: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पूज् (पूज् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been duly honored’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly/duly)

• भूपतिना: by the king
• भूपतिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संदेशम्: message
• संदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आचख्यौ: told/declared
• आचख्यौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √चक्ष् (चक्ष् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विजने: in private
• विजने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in private/solitary place’

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (used adverbially)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating)

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Satyasena
• Satyasena’s father

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respecting sages and receiving counsel with discretion is itself dharma; sacred messages are handled with reverence and privacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; this is a narrative verse within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, proper pūjā/honoring of a visiting sage (atithi-satkāra), though not detailed as a formal rite.