Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टिं परां प्राप्य परां पुष्टिमवाप्स्यसि । पूज्यमानो धरापृष्ठे सर्वैर्वेदविदां वरैः

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭiṃ parāṃ prāpya parāṃ puṣṭimavāpsyasi | pūjyamāno dharāpṛṣṭhe sarvairvedavidāṃ varaiḥ

Translation

پھر اعلیٰ ترین رضامندی پا کر تُو اعلیٰ ترین پُشتی اور قوت حاصل کرے گا، اور زمین پر وید کے جاننے والوں میں سے بہترین لوگ تیری پوجا کریں گے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: None (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदर्थे/तस्मात् (ablatival adverb)

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तुष्टिम्)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: None (Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्टिम्)

• पुष्टिम्: nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृसमानाधिकरण (agreeing with implied ‘त्वम्’)

• धरापृष्ठे: on the surface of the earth
• धरापृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः—धरायाḥ पृष्ठम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वरैः)

• वेदविदाम्: of the knowers of the Vedas
• वेदविदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• वरैः: by the excellent ones
• वरैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-समूह (agentive instrument)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The addressed divinity/recipient becomes radiant and strengthened after being pleased; on earth, eminent Veda-knowers perform worship around a sanctified center, with offerings and recitation creating a calm, nourishing aura.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Agni
• Veda-knowers (vedavid)
• Vasordhārā context

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worship is performed by the wise according to dharma, it generates both divine satisfaction and worldly stability through sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tirtha-glorification chapter; the site name is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continued worship of Agni by Veda-knowers, implied as centered on vasordhārā and yajña observance.