Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा मुनयः सर्वे प्रहृष्टाः पृथिवीपतेः । आशीर्वादान्बहून्दत्त्वा साधुसाध्विति चाऽब्रुवन्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā munayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāḥ pṛthivīpateḥ | āśīrvādānbahūndattvā sādhusādhviti cā'bruvan

Translation

Pagkarinig nito, nagalak ang lahat ng mga muni para sa panginoon ng lupa; nagkaloob sila ng maraming pagpapala at nagsabi, “Sādhu! Sādhu!”

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (that/it)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) = 'having heard'

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'अत्यन्तं हृष्टाः'

• पृथिवीपतेः: of the king (lord of the earth)
• पृथिवीपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पृथिव्याः पतिः)

• आशीर्वादान्: blessings
• आशीर्वादान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीर्वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) = 'having given'

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambodhana/Prashamsa (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक-निपात (interjection 'well done')

• साधु: excellent
• साधु: Sambodhana/Prashamsa (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-प्रशंसा (repeated for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative 'thus')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages, faces bright with delight, raise hands in blessing toward the king; the air is filled with the words ‘sādhu sādhu’ as a visual banderole; the king bows with folded palms.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (sages)
• Pṛthivīpati (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred deeds and truthful narration align with dharma, the wise respond with blessings and affirmation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified here; the verse shows the sages’ response to the tīrtha-related account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; the action highlighted is the giving of āśīrvāda (blessings) by sages.