Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु ब्राह्मणः शंसितव्रतः । छांदोग्यगोत्रविख्यातः सुभद्रोनाम पार्थिवः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu brāhmaṇaḥ śaṃsitavrataḥ | chāṃdogyagotravikhyātaḥ subhadronāma pārthivaḥ

Translation

ในกาลนั้นเอง มีพราหมณ์ผู้หนึ่งซึ่งมีวัตรปฏิบัติอันน่าสรรเสริญ เป็นที่เลื่องลือในสกุลฉานโทคยะ นามว่า สุภัทระ ผู้ประดุจเจ้าเหนือหมู่มนุษย์

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (but/indeed)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शंसितव्रतः: whose vow is praised/commended
• शंसितव्रतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः; शंसित = √शंस् + क्त (praised/commended)

• छान्दोग्यगोत्रविख्यातः: renowned as of the Chāndogya gotra
• छान्दोग्यगोत्रविख्यातः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छान्दोग्य-गोत्र-विख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः; विख्यात = वि-√ख्या + क्त (renowned)

• सुभद्रः: Subhadra
• सुभद्रः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Discourse/Qualifier (नाम-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable: ‘by name’)

• पार्थिवः: a king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta-like narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pārthiva (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa with calm face and ritual marks sits with palm-leaf manuscripts; attendants and students honor him, indicating his renowned vows and Chāndogya affiliation.

Characters & Entities

• Subhadra
• Chāndogya-gotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is anchored in vrata (disciplined observance) and recognized lineage, presenting an ideal of respected brāhmaṇical conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces an important person within the ongoing Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata is referenced generally (commended observances), without a specific rite described.