Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे प्रत्यक्षं तस्य भूपतेः । चक्रुः समाहिता भूत्वा शांतिकं तद्धिताय च

Transliteration

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve pratyakṣaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | cakruḥ samāhitā bhūtvā śāṃtikaṃ taddhitāya ca

Translation

Bấy giờ tất cả các Bà-la-môn ấy, ngay trước mặt nhà vua, nhiếp tâm an định và cử hành nghi lễ Śāntika để cầu an, vì lợi ích của ngài.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'ततः' (then/thereupon)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• प्रत्यक्षम्: in the presence (of)
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'प्रत्यक्षतः' (in the presence/visibly)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूपतेः: of the king
• भूपतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-pati (प्रातिपदिक; भू + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'भूमेः पतिः' (king)

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाहिताः: composed/attentive
• समाहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-āhita (कृदन्त; dhā (धातु) + क्त, सम्-आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = 'collected, attentive'

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) = 'having become'

• शान्तिकम्: a pacificatory rite
• शान्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāntika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'शान्तिकर्म' (pacificatory rite)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण = 'that' (referring to śāntikaṃ)

• हिताय: for the benefit
• हिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त; dhā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for welfare/benefit)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmins, seated around a consecrated fire, perform śāntika in the king’s presence; the king watches with folded hands; ritual items—kuśa, water pot, ladles—are arranged symmetrically.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins (brāhmaṇa)
• king (bhūpati)
• śāntika rite

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective, focused ritual performed by qualified officiants is presented as a dharmic means to restore welfare and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka takes place within the chapter’s sacred setting (earlier: Camatkārapura), but does not name a particular tīrtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of a śāntika (pacificatory) rite in the king’s presence.