Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे प्रत्यक्षं तस्य भूपतेः । चक्रुः समाहिता भूत्वा शांतिकं तद्धिताय च

Transliteration

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve pratyakṣaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | cakruḥ samāhitā bhūtvā śāṃtikaṃ taddhitāya ca

Translation

Pagkatapos, ang lahat ng Brahmin na iyon, sa mismong harapan ng hari, ay nagtipon ng isip at nagsagawa ng ritong pampayapa (śāntika) para sa kaniyang kapakanan.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'ततः' (then/thereupon)

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

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• प्रत्यक्षम्: in the presence (of)
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'प्रत्यक्षतः' (in the presence/visibly)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूपतेः: of the king
• भूपतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-pati (प्रातिपदिक; भू + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'भूमेः पतिः' (king)

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाहिताः: composed/attentive
• समाहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-āhita (कृदन्त; dhā (धातु) + क्त, सम्-आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = 'collected, attentive'

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) = 'having become'

• शान्तिकम्: a pacificatory rite
• शान्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāntika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'शान्तिकर्म' (pacificatory rite)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण = 'that' (referring to śāntikaṃ)

• हिताय: for the benefit
• हिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त; dhā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for welfare/benefit)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmins, seated around a consecrated fire, perform śāntika in the king’s presence; the king watches with folded hands; ritual items—kuśa, water pot, ladles—are arranged symmetrically.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins (brāhmaṇa)
• king (bhūpati)
• śāntika rite

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective, focused ritual performed by qualified officiants is presented as a dharmic means to restore welfare and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka takes place within the chapter’s sacred setting (earlier: Camatkārapura), but does not name a particular tīrtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of a śāntika (pacificatory) rite in the king’s presence.