Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततस्तैः सहितैस्तत्र सहासीनः कथाः शुभाः । राजर्षीणां पुराणानां विप्रर्षीणां चकार ह

Transliteration

tatastaiḥ sahitaistatra sahāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ viprarṣīṇāṃ cakāra ha

Translation

پھر وہ اُن کے ساتھ وہاں بیٹھ کر مبارک گفتگو میں مشغول ہوا—قدیم راجرشیوں اور برہمن رشیوں کے پورانک واقعات سناتا رہا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse adverb (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तैः: with them/by them
• तैः: Sahakarana (Instrument/सहकारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सहितैः: accompanied (together)
• सहितैः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सहकारण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘accompanied’

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

• सह: together
• सह: Sahakarana marker (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with/together)

• आसीनः: seated
• आसीनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seated’

• कथाः: stories/discourses
• कथाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कथाः इति विशेषण

• राजर्षीणाम्: of royal sages
• राजर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राजा च ऋषिः = राजर्षिः, कर्मधारय-प्रायः; परम्परया समास-शब्द); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• पुराणानाम्: of ancient tales/पुराणs
• पुराणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• विप्रर्षीणाम्: of Brahmin sages
• विप्रर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्रः ऋषिः = विप्रर्षिः, कर्मधारय-प्रायः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• चकार: made/did (narrated/related)
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (emphatic/indeed)

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas and the king seated on mats in a temple hall, palm-leaf manuscripts present; gestures indicate storytelling and attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Rājarṣis
• Viprarṣis
• Purāṇa narratives

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places flourish through sacred discourse; listening and reflecting on dharmic histories is itself a meritorious act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī-temple setting where dharmic narratives are exchanged, portraying the tīrtha as a center of teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a formal ritual; it highlights satsanga—participation in auspicious Purāṇic discussions.