Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तथान्यानपि तच्छिष्यान्कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः । यथाक्रमं यथाज्येष्ठं श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

tathānyānapi tacchiṣyānkṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | yathākramaṃ yathājyeṣṭhaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

اسی طرح وہ ہاتھ جوڑ کر (انجلی باندھ کر) کھڑا رہا اور دوسرے شاگردوں کو بھی سلام کیا—ترتیب اور بڑائی کے مطابق—اعلیٰ ترین عقیدت کے ساتھ۔

Word by Word

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

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of śiṣyān)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also)

• तत्: those / his
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to 'his/that')

• शिष्यान्: disciples
• शिष्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: with hands folded in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिपुटः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत (made) + अञ्जलि (folded hands) + पुट (cup/hollow); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of saḥ)

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मुख्यक्रिया-स्थाने (stood/remained)

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial): 'according to order'

• यथाज्येष्ठम्: according to seniority
• यथाज्येष्ठम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: 'according to seniority'

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of śraddhayā)

• युतः: endowed/possessed
• युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of saḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands with folded hands, moving respectfully along a line of ascetic disciples, offering salutations in order of seniority; the atmosphere is orderly, quiet, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• disciples (śiṣyas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes social-spiritual order: honoring the guru and the guru’s lineage with śraddhā cultivates humility and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse reinforces the āśrama as a living tīrtha—sanctified by disciplined lineage and right conduct—rather than naming a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Añjali (joined palms) and respectful salutation according to seniority are indicated as devotional etiquette.