Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तच्छुत्वा कौरवाः सर्वे परं हर्षमुपागताः । तथा पांडुसुताश्चैव ये चान्ये तत्र पार्थिवाः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tacchutvā kauravāḥ sarve paraṃ harṣamupāgatāḥ | tathā pāṃḍusutāścaiva ye cānye tatra pārthivāḥ

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น เหล่ากุรุทั้งปวงก็เปี่ยมด้วยความยินดีอย่างยิ่ง และบุตรแห่งปาณฑุ ตลอดจนพระราชาอื่นๆ ที่อยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วย

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that (statement)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वचनम्/उक्तम्) इत्यर्थे

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having heard’

• कौरवाः: the Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कौरवाः)

• परम्: great
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हर्षम्)

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपागताः: attained
• उपागताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगः ‘having attained/arrived at’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./adverb: likewise)

• पाण्डुसुताः: sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुसुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘पाण्डोः सुताः’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• पार्थिवाः: kings
• पार्थिवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates to an audience; in a royal hall, Kauravas, Pāṇḍavas, and other kings brighten with joy at the Lord’s decision to go to the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Kauravas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Other kings (Pārthivas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a holy journey and sacred installation are affirmed by the Lord, even rulers are uplifted into shared joy and collective dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the chapter’s praise of the intended kṣetra; it highlights the community response rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual detail here; it records the joyful assent to the planned pilgrimage and liṅga establishment.