Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तदाद्यं च नृपस्थानं सर्वसौख्यप्रदुं तथा । यज्ञैश्च बहुभिश्चैव सेवितं मुनिसत्तमैः

Transliteration

tadādyaṃ ca nṛpasthānaṃ sarvasaukhyapraduṃ tathā | yajñaiśca bahubhiścaiva sevitaṃ munisattamaiḥ

Translation

Ngôi vương tọa tối sơ và tối thượng ấy quả là nơi ban phát mọi an lạc. Các bậc hiền thánh (muni) thượng hạng cũng tôn kính nơi ấy bằng nhiều lễ tế tự (yajña).

Word by Word

• tat-ādyam: that prime/first
• tat-ādyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘तत् आद्यम्’ = ‘that which is first/prime’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• nṛpa-sthānam: the king’s seat/royal place
• nṛpa-sthānam: Karma (Predicate/कर्मसंज्ञक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘नृपस्य स्थानम्’

• sarva-saukhya-pradam: bestowing all happiness
• sarva-saukhya-pradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वं सौख्यं प्रददाति’ (giver of all happiness)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise/also)

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• bahubhiḥ: many
• bahubhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (contextual), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘yajñaiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• sevitam: served
• sevitam: Kriya-visheshana (Predicative participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sev (धातु) → sevita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate

• muni-sattamaiḥ: by the best sages
• muni-sattamaiḥ: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘मुनीनां सत्तमाः’ (best among sages)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nṛpa-sthāna within Dharmāraṇya (unnamed here)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified royal precinct near a forest tīrtha: a modest palace/assembly hall adjacent to yajña-śālā; eminent sages perform multiple sacrifices, blessing the realm with ‘all happiness’.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True prosperity and happiness are linked to dharmic spaces sustained by sages and yajña, uniting worldly welfare with spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, described as a foremost seat associated with royal and spiritual well-being.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of many yajñas (sacrifices) by accomplished sages is highlighted.