Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततः प्रवर्तते यज्ञस्तदा पैतामहो महान् । सर्वकामसमृद्धस्तु सर्वैः समुदितो गुणैः

Transliteration

tataḥ pravartate yajñastadā paitāmaho mahān | sarvakāmasamṛddhastu sarvaiḥ samudito guṇaiḥ

Translation

แล้วมหายัญพิธีอันเป็นของบรรพชน (ไพตามหะ) ก็เริ่มขึ้น—บริบูรณ์ด้วยสิ่งพึงปรารถนาทุกประการ และเพียบพร้อมด้วยคุณความดีทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds/begins
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यज्ञः: the sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• पैतामहः: ancestral/pertaining to the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पैतामहः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'यज्ञः' इति विशेषण

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'यज्ञः' इति विशेषण

• सर्वकामसमृद्धः: abounding in all desired things
• सर्वकामसमृद्धः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः कामैः समृद्धः)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'गुणैः' इति विशेषण

• समुदितः: endowed/possessed
• समुदितः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'यज्ञः' इति विशेषण

• गुणैः: with qualities/virtues
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuation of Sūta uvāca frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: mahān ‘paitāmaha’ yajñaḥ ārabdhaḥ—yajñaśālā alaṅkṛtā, dhvaja-patākā, maṇḍapa-stambhāḥ, agni-kundaḥ prajvalitaḥ; samṛddhi-sūcaka dravya-rāśayaḥ, gāvaḥ, anna, hiraṇya, ratna; sarve guṇāḥ iva rūpeṇa darśitāḥ.

Characters & Entities

• yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A yajña performed in proper tradition is portrayed as a dharmic engine of prosperity and auspicious qualities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative context, though it highlights the yajña itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Commencement and conduct of a venerable/traditional (paitāmaha) yajña.