Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततश्चक्रे परं कर्म यदुक्तं यज्ञमंडपे । ऋत्विग्भिः सहितो वेधा वेदवाक्यसमादृतः

Transliteration

tataścakre paraṃ karma yaduktaṃ yajñamaṃḍape | ṛtvigbhiḥ sahito vedhā vedavākyasamādṛtaḥ

Translation

แล้วในมณฑปแห่งยัญญะ เขาได้ประกอบพิธีอันสูงสุดตามที่บัญญัติไว้โดยครบถ้วน; พระพรหมผู้ทรงกำหนดการ พร้อมด้วยฤตวิกทั้งหลาย ได้เคารพถ้อยคำพระเวทและกระทำพิธีนั้น

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (अनन्तरार्थे)

• चक्रे: performed, did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• परम्: supreme, excellent
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्म इति)

• कर्म: rite, act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (यद् ... तत्)

• उक्तम्: said, prescribed
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (यत् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• यज्ञमण्डपे: in the sacrificial pavilion
• यज्ञमण्डपे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + मण्डप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य मण्डपः)

• ऋत्विग्भिः: with the priests
• ऋत्विग्भिः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वेधा इति)

• वेधा: the Creator (Brahmā)
• वेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस्/वेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेदवाक्यसमादृतः: honoured/approved by Vedic injunctions
• वेदवाक्यसमादृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-वाक्य-समादृत (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + वाक्य + समादृत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वेधा इति); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदवाक्यैः समादृतः = revered/approved by Vedic sentences)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a well-laid yajña pavilion, Brahmā (Vedhā) sits with ṛtviks, fire blazing on the vedi; gestures show reverence to Vedic recitation as the rite proceeds exactly by injunction.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vedhā)
• ṛtvij (priests)
• Veda
• yajñamaṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma is alignment with śruti—ritual and devotion become fruitful when performed according to Vedic injunctions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is a Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse focuses on the yajña-setting rather than a named pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing the rite in the yajñamaṇḍapa with qualified ṛtviks, strictly following Vedic statements.