Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । युक्तं त्वया द्विजश्रेष्ठ वचनं समुदाहृतम् । अस्माकमपि वाक्येन सत्यमेतद्भविष्यति

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | yuktaṃ tvayā dvijaśreṣṭha vacanaṃ samudāhṛtam | asmākamapi vākyena satyametadbhaviṣyati

Translation

เหล่าเทพตรัสว่า “ถ้อยคำที่ท่านกล่าวนั้นชอบยิ่ง โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ ด้วยถ้อยประกาศของพวกเราด้วย เรื่องนี้จักเป็นความจริงแน่นอน”

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• yuktam: proper, fitting
• yuktam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• dvija-śreṣṭha: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-प्रायः (श्रेष्ठो द्विजः)

• vacanam: statement, word
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samudāhṛtam: uttered, declared
• samudāhṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-ā-hṛ (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• vākyena: by (our) word
• vākyena: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• satyam: true
• satyam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be, will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of devas in the sky acclaim a venerable Brahmin’s pronouncement; their gestures of approval sanctify the moment, with the city/temple below.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Dvijaśreṣṭha (a leading Brahmin/ritualist)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True and fitting counsel aligned with dharma gains divine confirmation; satya (truth) is upheld as a cosmic principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-glorification chapter (Tīrthamāhātmya) where divine beings validate the proceedings, indirectly magnifying the sanctity of the locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the gods formally ratify the prior instruction as true and effective.