Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्राह्मणशार्दूला वेदवेदांगपारगाः । विभवं तव निःशेषं भजिष्यंति प्रहर्षिताः

Transliteration

tatra brāhmaṇaśārdūlā vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ | vibhavaṃ tava niḥśeṣaṃ bhajiṣyaṃti praharṣitāḥ

Translation

ที่นั่น พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐดุจพญาเสือ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญพระเวทและเวทางคะ จะยินดีชื่นชมและร่วมเสวยความรุ่งเรืองกับสิริสง่าของท่านอย่างครบถ้วนทุกประการ

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: tiger-like Brahmins / eminent Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (ब्राह्मणाः एव शार्दूलाः)

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (वेद-वेदाङ्गयोः पारगाः = proficient in Veda and Vedāṅgas)

• विभवम्: prosperity, wealth
• विभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निःशेषम्: entire, without remainder
• निःशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (entirely)

• भजिष्यन्ति: will partake of / will enjoy
• भजिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted
• प्रहर्षिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) + प्र + इत (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (contextual; inferred from following verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (summit settlement)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: naga-ātmaja (son of the mountain)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A thriving summit-city populated by eminent brāhmaṇas, engaged in Vedic study and ritual, rejoicing in the complete prosperity of the place.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred prosperity is confirmed by the presence and blessing of Veda-knowing brāhmaṇas who uphold dharma at the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-region being described, especially the sacred peak associated with the later mention of Hāṭakeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on the auspicious gathering of learned brāhmaṇas and the resulting increase of glory.