Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अथ तं राजमार्गेण गच्छंतं यदुसत्तमम्

Transliteration

atha taṃ rājamārgeṇa gacchaṃtaṃ yadusattamam

Translation

پھر لوگوں نے یدوؤں کے سردار کو شاہی راہ پر چلتے ہوئے دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then, thereafter
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/beginning marker)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजमार्गेण: by/along the royal road
• राजमार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक: राज + मार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः मार्गः)

• गच्छन्तम्: going, proceeding
• गच्छन्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गच्छत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्तरि-शतृ (Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि विशेषणरूपेण (qualifying the object)

• यदुसत्तमम्: the best of the Yadus
• यदुसत्तमम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यदूनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Narrator within the chapter (speaker not explicit in the half-verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba, youthful and splendid, proceeds along the broad royal avenue; banners, guards, and citizens line the way; architecture suggests a prosperous coastal city.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba (implied as Yadusattama)
• Yadu dynasty

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks a narrative turning point: renowned figures become instruments through which a place’s dharma and fame unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the chapter’s sacred region (Puṇyahrada/Kuharavāsa); the verse itself describes movement along a public road within the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description.