Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आनर्त उवाच । तुलापुरुषदानस्य यो विधिः परिकीर्तितः । तं मे सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने

Transliteration

ānarta uvāca | tulāpuruṣadānasya yo vidhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ | taṃ me sarvaṃ samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune

Translation

آنرت نے کہا: اے مہامُنی! تُلاپُرُش دان کا جو طریقہ بیان کیا گیا ہے، وہ سب مجھے تفصیل سے بتائیے۔

Word by Word

• आनर्तः: Ānarta (speaker)
• आनर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तुलापुरुषदानस्य: of the Tulāpuruṣa-gift
• तुलापुरुषदानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधिः: procedure, rule
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिकीर्तितः: has been proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) → परिकीर्तित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (Singular) — enclitic form

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाचक्ष्व: tell, explain
• समाचक्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• विस्तरेण: in detail
• विस्तरेण: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ānarta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhartṛyajña

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Ānarta, hands folded, asks the sage to explain the full Tulāpuruṣa-dāna procedure in detail; the sage prepares to instruct.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• Bhartṛyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic acts gain power through correct method (vidhi); seeking instruction from a qualified sage is itself part of righteous practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The question arises within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, implying a sacred locale whose merit is being discussed in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for the complete rite (vidhi) of Tulāpuruṣa-dāna, to be explained in detail.