Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

मणिभद्रसमो जातस्तत्क्षणादेव स द्विजः । हट्टमार्गं गते सोऽथ तस्मिन्गत्वाऽथ मंदिरे । प्रविष्टः सहसा मध्ये प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना

Transliteration

maṇibhadrasamo jātastatkṣaṇādeva sa dvijaḥ | haṭṭamārgaṃ gate so'tha tasmingatvā'tha maṃdire | praviṣṭaḥ sahasā madhye prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā

Translation

Vị Bà-la-môn ấy tức khắc trở nên như Maṇibhadra. Rồi ông đi theo con đường chợ; đến nơi, ông lập tức bước vào một dinh thất, tiến thẳng vào giữa, với nội tâm hân hoan rạng rỡ.

Word by Word

• maṇibhadra-samaḥ: equal to Maṇibhadra
• maṇibhadra-samaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṇibhadra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (उपमान-निर्देशः)

• jātaḥ: was born / became
• jātaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘born/come into being’

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tat-kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dvijaḥ: the brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Kartā (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• haṭṭa-mārgaṃ: the market-road
• haṭṭa-mārgaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṭṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• gate: when (he) had gone
• gate: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./sequence marker)

• tasmin: there / in that (place)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence marker)

• mandire: in the temple
• mandire: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः)

• prahṛṣṭena: with (a) delighted
• prahṛṣṭena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘prahṛṣṭa’, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• antar-ātmanā: with an inwardly joyful heart
• antar-ātmanā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘inner self’)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa, suddenly radiant like a yakṣa-lord (Maṇibhadra), walks along a bustling market street and enters a grand mansion, his face lit with inward joy; merchants, awnings, and city architecture frame the moment of uncanny elevation.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Puṣpa (brāhmaṇa)
• Maṇibhadra
• Vidiśā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-grace can transform a devotee’s fortunes swiftly; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The overarching glorification remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the scene unfolds in/near Vidiśā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the immediate effect of the boon (wealth-like status, confidence, and entry into public space).