Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 168

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र उवाच । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे तदर्थं स्थानमुत्तमम् । दर्शयामासुः संहृष्टाः प्रोचुश्च तदनंतरम्

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve tadarthaṃ sthānamuttamam | darśayāmāsuḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ procuśca tadanaṃtaram

Translation

วิศวามิตรกล่าวว่า: แล้วพราหมณ์ทั้งปวงนั้นยินดีปรีดา ได้ชี้ให้เห็นสถานที่อันประเสริฐเหมาะแก่กรรมนั้น และทันทีถัดมาได้กล่าวถ้อยคำต่อไป

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (for that purpose)

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• दर्शयामासुः: showed
• दर्शयामासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect/परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); causative sense (णिच्) ‘दर्शय-’

• संहृष्टाः: delighted
• संहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रोचुः: said
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately after)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmasthāna (uttama-sthāna within it)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra narrates: delighted brāhmaṇas lead the deity to an excellent spot and then speak, inaugurating the next instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are recognized and revealed through dharmic guidance, often mediated by learned Brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative stream belongs to the Bālamaṇḍanatīrtha/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it frames the selection/showing of the proper place for worship and observance.