Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततोऽगस्त्यः कृतानन्दः स्वागतं ते महामुने । मनोरथ इवाध्यातो योऽग्निकार्यांत आगतः

Transliteration

tato'gastyaḥ kṛtānandaḥ svāgataṃ te mahāmune | manoratha ivādhyāto yo'gnikāryāṃta āgataḥ

Translation

แล้วฤๅษีอคัสตยะเปี่ยมด้วยปีติกล่าวว่า “ขอต้อนรับท่าน โอ้มหามุนี! ท่านมาถึงในยามพิธีบูชาไฟของข้าพเจ้าสิ้นสุด ราวกับความปรารถนาอันเป็นที่รักได้สำเร็จฉับพลัน”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• कृतानन्दः: delighted; made joyful
• कृतानन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अगस्त्यः) = ‘कृतः आनन्दः येन’/‘आनन्दं कृतवान्’

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘welcome’ (उक्तिविषय)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘to you’

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘महान् मुनिः’ इति संबोधनम्

• मनोरथः: a wish; desire
• मनोरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparative particle/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा-सूचक) = ‘like/as if’

• आध्यातः: thought of
• आध्यातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ध्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘thought of/meditated upon’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अग्निकार्य-अन्ते: at the end of the fire-ritual
• अग्निकार्य-अन्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निकार्य + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अग्निकार्यस्य अन्ते’

• आगतः: arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama (Cāmatkārapura)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya, radiant with joy, rises from the fire-rite and welcomes the arriving ‘sage’ as if a long-cherished wish has materialized.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Agni-kārya (fire-rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through timely hospitality—receiving the guest respectfully after completing sacred duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya context in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; this verse highlights ritual decorum rather than a named site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Agni-kārya (a fire-rite) is mentioned, implying regulated worship and proper sequencing before greeting the guest.