Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अथ ते ब्राह्मणास्तत्र भूमिभागान्मनोहरान् । दृष्ट्वादृष्ट्वा प्रचक्रुश्च प्रासादान्हर्षसंयुताः

Transliteration

atha te brāhmaṇāstatra bhūmibhāgānmanoharān | dṛṣṭvādṛṣṭvā pracakruśca prāsādānharṣasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

پھر اُن برہمنوں نے وہاں زمین کے دلکش حصّوں کو بار بار دیکھ کر، خوشی سے بھر کر مندروں کی تعمیر شروع کر دی۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle/adverb: “then/now”)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ब्राह्मणाः: brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

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

• भूमिभागान्: portions of land
• भूमिभागान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूमेः भागाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• मनोहरान्: charming, beautiful
• मनोहरान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): “having seen”

• अदृष्ट्वा: having (again) looked repeatedly / having seen and seen
• अदृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): “having not seen / without seeing (again)”

• प्रचक्रुः: they made, constructed
• प्रचक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: “and”)

• प्रासादान्: temples/palaces
• प्रासादान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• हर्षसंयुताः: filled with joy
• हर्षसंयुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (हर्षेण संयुताः “endowed with joy”); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Narrator voice (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas walk across a verdant tract, pointing to different plots; they smile, confer, and mark foundations with pegs and cords. The mood is communal and optimistic, with early scaffolding and stacked stones visible.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇas
• prāsāda (temples)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred landscapes inspire dharmic action; joyfully building temples is portrayed as a meritorious response to tīrtha sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the sanctified locale in general terms; the exact site name is not stated in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is prescribed; it narrates temple construction initiated by brāhmaṇas.