Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

सूतौवाच । ततस्ते नागराः सर्वे सन्तोषं परमं गताः । साधुवादैः समभ्यर्च्य भर्तृयज्ञं पृथग्विधैः

Transliteration

sūtauvāca | tataste nāgarāḥ sarve santoṣaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ | sādhuvādaiḥ samabhyarcya bhartṛyajñaṃ pṛthagvidhaiḥ

Translation

سوتا نے کہا: پھر وہ سب شہری اعلیٰ ترین اطمینان کو پہنچ گئے۔ ‘سادھو! سادھو!’ کی صداؤں اور طرح طرح کی دعاؤں کے ساتھ بھرتریَجْیَگْیَہ کی تعظیم کر کے انہوں نے اسے عقیدت سے نَمَسکار کیا۔

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

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

• नागराः: citizens, townsmen
• नागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नागराः)

• सन्तोषम्: contentment, satisfaction
• सन्तोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme, highest
• परमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सन्तोषम्)

• गताः: having attained, went to
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘have gone/attained’

• साधुवादैः: with acclamations, with praises
• साधुवादैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावे ‘साधूनां वादाः/साधुवादाः’ (words of approval)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped, having honoured
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund); ‘having worshipped/honoured’

• भर्तृयज्ञम्: the Bhartṛ-yajña (a sacrifice named Bhartṛyajña)
• भर्तृयज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भर्तुः यज्ञः)

• पृथग्विधैः: with various (distinct) kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (‘पृथक्’ + ‘विध’) = ‘विविध/अनेकप्रकार’; विशेषण (साधुवादैः)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathered town assembly surrounding Bhartṛyajña, hands folded, showering him with sādhuvāda; a ritual ambience with Vedic implements nearby, conveying communal joy and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Nāgarāḥ (citizens)
• Bhartṛyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma-guided leadership prevails, society moves toward harmony and contentment, expressed through communal approval and honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative narration within the Tīrthamāhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse depicts honoring a respected figure through praise and reverential acknowledgment.