Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथा यूयं नरेन्द्राणां मंदिरेषु व्यवस्थिताः । बहु मानसमायुक्ता मृष्टान्नं भक्षयिष्यथ

Transliteration

tathā yūyaṃ narendrāṇāṃ maṃdireṣu vyavasthitāḥ | bahu mānasamāyuktā mṛṣṭānnaṃ bhakṣayiṣyatha

Translation

“اسی طرح تم بادشاہوں کے محلوں میں رہو گے۔ بہت سی خوشگوار خصلتوں سے آراستہ ہو کر، تم نفیس اور منتخب کھانے کھاؤ گے۔”

Word by Word

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

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नरेन्द्राणाम्: of kings
• नरेन्द्राणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् इन्द्राः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• मन्दिरेषु: in palaces/temples (mansions)
• मन्दिरेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• व्यवस्थिताः: stationed, residing
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-√स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with यूयम्)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbially: 'much')

• मानसमायुक्ताः: endowed with (such) a mind/intent
• मानसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मानसेन/मानस-सम्बन्धेन आयुक्ताः = endowed in mind); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with यूयम्)

• मृष्टान्नम्: delicious food
• मृष्टान्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (मृष्टम् अन्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भक्षयिष्यथ: you will eat
• भक्षयिष्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal palace interior: the elephant-king stationed near the king’s precincts, the parrot in a gilded cage or perch, the frog near a lotus pond in palace gardens; all appear content, receiving fine foods; devas’ blessing lingers as a glow.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Narendra (kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering can be followed by upliftment through divine ordinance; Purāṇic narratives often portray a rebalancing of fate toward auspicious livelihood.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s focus remains Agnitīrtha; this verse describes the promised condition of the cursed beings after divine intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction; it is a boon describing future dwelling and sustenance.