Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 166

Devanagari script

किं पुनर्धटदिव्यं च क्रियमाणे सुखावहम् । ब्राह्मणस्य कृते विप्राश्चित्ते नो मामके घृणा

Transliteration

kiṃ punardhaṭadivyaṃ ca kriyamāṇe sukhāvaham | brāhmaṇasya kṛte viprāścitte no māmake ghṛṇā

Translation

เมื่อพิธีศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งหม้อน้ำกำลังดำเนินอยู่ จะนำมาซึ่งความสุขเพียงใด! ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย ขอจงอย่ามีความดูแคลนในใจของท่านต่อข้าพเจ้าเลย เพราะสิ่งนี้ทำไปเพื่อพราหมณ์

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• पुनः: further, moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/पुनर्भावबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: “again/further”)

• धटदिव्यम्: the dhaṭa-divine ordeal
• धटदिव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धट-दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ‘धटं दिव्यं’ (the “dhaṭa-ordeal” as a divine test)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रियमाणे: when being performed
• क्रियमाणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle) ‘क्रियमाण’; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-रूपसाम्य (locative absolute/condition)

• सुखावहम्: bringing happiness
• सुखावहम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-आवह (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘सुखं आवहति’ (bringing happiness)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कृते: for the sake of
• कृते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: कृते (सप्तमी-एकवचन-रूपेण) हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव/निपातवत् प्रयोगः (postposition-like: “for the sake of”)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• चित्ते: in (my) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नः (अस्मद्-शब्दस्य षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन-रूपम्)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; अत्र निषेधार्थे ‘न’ इति न, किन्तु ‘नः’ = “our/to us”

• मामके: in what is mine / in my (heart)
• मामके: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘मम’ सम्बन्धी (belonging to me)

• घृणा: disgust, aversion
• घृणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unnamed man (contextual narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual assembly where a ‘divine ghaṭa ordeal’ is underway; the speaker addresses brāhmaṇas, pleading for non-contempt and emphasizing the rite’s auspiciousness for a brāhmaṇa’s sake.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa
• vipra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual acts in a sacred context should be guided by dharmic intention and free from contempt; inner attitude is central to purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the snippet itself does not name a specific tīrtha, but functions within a tīrtha-glorifying narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A “divya” (ordeal/test) associated with a ghaṭa (pot) is referenced, implying a ritual means connected to śuddhi (purification).