Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पुष्प उवाच । चण्डशर्मा द्विजेन्द्रोऽयं मदर्थे पतितः कृतः । समस्तैर्नागरैर्देव तं तैर्नय समानताम्

Transliteration

puṣpa uvāca | caṇḍaśarmā dvijendro'yaṃ madarthe patitaḥ kṛtaḥ | samastairnāgarairdeva taṃ tairnaya samānatām

Translation

ปุษปากล่าวว่า “พราหมณ์ผู้เป็นใหญ่ผู้นี้ จัณฑศรมาถูกทำให้ตกต่ำเพราะข้าพเจ้า โอ้เทวะ ขอพระองค์ทรงให้ชาวนาคาระทั้งปวงนั้นพาเขากลับคืนสู่ฐานะเสมอกันอีกครั้ง”

Word by Word

• पुष्प: Puṣpa
• पुष्प: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चण्डशर्मा: Caṇḍaśarmā
• चण्डशर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• द्विजेन्द्रः: chief of Brahmins
• द्विजेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: द्विज + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् इन्द्रः)

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मदर्थे: for my sake
• मदर्थे: Nimitta (Cause/Purpose/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम अर्थः) → ‘for my sake’ (अर्थे = हेतु/निमित्ते)

• पतितः: fallen, degraded
• पतितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) → पतित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• कृतः: made (to be), rendered
• कृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/विशेष्य), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• समस्तैः: by all
• समस्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नागरैः: by the citizens (Nāgaras)
• नागरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन

• नय: lead, bring
• नय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• समानताम्: to equality, to equal status
• समानताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समानता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Puṣpa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (Deva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Puṣpa, earnest and contrite, petitions the deity to restore Caṇḍaśarmā’s status; Caṇḍaśarmā stands nearby, humbled; a gathered Nāgara assembly is implied as the agent of reinstatement.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Caṇḍaśarmā
• Nāgaras
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is ethical repair—seeking to undo harm done to others, especially to the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative dialogue within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not directly name the tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A boon is requested: social-spiritual reinstatement (samānatā) of the fallen Caṇḍaśarmā by the Nāgara community.