Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ततश्चार्घ्यं च पाद्यं च गृहीत्वा सम्मुखो ययौ । रामदेवः प्रहृष्टात्मा सचिवैः परिवारितः

Transliteration

tataścārghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca gṛhītvā sammukho yayau | rāmadevaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā sacivaiḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

پھر ارغیہ اور پادْیہ (پاؤں دھونے کا جل) لے کر وہ سامنے بڑھا۔ شاد دل رام دیو اپنے وزیروں سے گھرا ہوا اُس کے استقبال کو نکلا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्घ्यम्: offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पाद्यम्: water for washing feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सम्मुखः: facing (him), in front
• सम्मुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रामदेवः: Rāma the lord
• रामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रामः एव देवः)

• प्रहृष्टात्मा: whose heart was delighted
• प्रहृष्टात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष्) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा प्रहृष्टः)

• सचिवैः: by ministers
• सचिवैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) → परिवारित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), उपसर्ग-परि

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, radiant and joyful, steps forward holding arghya and pādya vessels; ministers follow in orderly formation; the sage approaches, austere against the splendor of the court.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ministers (saciva)
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent service—especially to a sage—expressed through traditional offerings is a cornerstone of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named in this verse; it illustrates dharmic conduct within a tīrtha-glorifying chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and pādya as part of guest-reception (atithi-satkāra) is explicitly mentioned.