Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । यद्येवं त्वं महाभाग रक्षार्थं संप्रयच्छसि । अस्माकं तत्र भंक्त्वाशु पिंडं कृत्वा समर्पय

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yadyevaṃ tvaṃ mahābhāga rakṣārthaṃ saṃprayacchasi | asmākaṃ tatra bhaṃktvāśu piṃḍaṃ kṛtvā samarpaya

Translation

พราหมณ์ทั้งหลายกล่าวว่า: “ถ้าเป็นเช่นนั้น โอ้ผู้มีบุญยิ่ง หากท่านประทานเพื่อการคุ้มครองของเรา ก็จงหักมัน ณ ที่นั้นโดยพลัน ปั้นให้เป็นก้อนแน่น แล้วถวายแก่พวกเราเถิด”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्ययम् (conditional particle)

• एवम्: thus, so
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः: महान् भागः यस्य; पुंलिङ्गः, संबोधन-एकवचनम् (Vocative/सम्बोधन)

• रक्षार्थम्: for protection
• रक्षार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (purpose): रक्षायै अर्थः; द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययवत् (accusative of purpose)

• संप्रयच्छसि: you bestow/give
• संप्रयच्छसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; उपसर्गौ—सम्, प्र

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

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

• भङ्क्त्वा: having broken
• भङ्क्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive): having broken

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/वेग-अव्ययम् (adverb: quickly)

• पिण्डम्: a ball/lump (piṇḍa)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund): having made

• समर्पय: offer, present
• समर्पय: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः—सम्

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Rāma/Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas speak in unison to Paraśurāma, requesting immediate breaking of the implement and its re-forming into a compact ‘piṇḍa’ to be offered to them as a protective trust.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Rāma (Bhārgava/Paraśurāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred protection is sought through a tangible dhārmic act—receiving and preserving a consecrated object with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the immediate snippet emphasizes the consecration of an object at the tīrtha, though the precise place-name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To break/shape the given implement into a solid piece (piṇḍa) and formally offer it to the brāhmaṇas for protective keeping and worship.