Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तातादेशात्ततस्तत्र मया स विश्रमः कृतः । पादशौचादिभिः कृत्यैः स्नानाद्यैश्च तथापरैः

Transliteration

tātādeśāttatastatra mayā sa viśramaḥ kṛtaḥ | pādaśaucādibhiḥ kṛtyaiḥ snānādyaiśca tathāparaiḥ

Translation

پھر والد کے حکم سے میں نے وہیں اُن کے آرام کا بندوبست کیا؛ پاؤں دھلوانے وغیرہ کے فرائض، غسل کی تیاری اور دیگر خدمات بھی انجام دیں۔

Word by Word

• तातादेशात्: from (my) father's instruction
• तातादेशात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक) + आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तातस्य आदेशः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartrikarana (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्रमः: rest
• विश्रमः: Karma (Object as nominative with PPP/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतः: was made / arranged
• कृतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: was done)

• पादशौचादिभिः: with foot-washing and the like
• पादशौचादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’-समास; (पादशौच-आदि) = foot-washing etc.

• कृत्यैः: with duties / services
• कृत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्नानाद्यैः: with bathing and the like
• स्नानाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’-समास (snāna-ādi = bathing etc.)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• अपरैः: with other (things)
• अपरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of implied ‘कृत्यैः/उपचारैः’)

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya (continuing narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (āśrama)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daughter kneels to wash Nārada’s feet, offering water and towels; a bathing area is prepared; Nārada rests, vīṇā set aside; the father oversees with calm authority.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-dharma—honoring guests with practical care—is treated as a sacred act equivalent to worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights dharmic conduct within an āśrama setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Guest-hospitality actions are described: foot-washing (pādaśauca), bathing arrangements (snāna), and other services.