Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ तत्र त्वं यज्ञवाटं पितामह । सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha tatra tvaṃ yajñavāṭaṃ pitāmaha | sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ śivaviṣṇupuraḥsaraiḥ

Translation

“Vì vậy, bạch Pitāmaha (Phạm Thiên Brahmā), xin Ngài hãy đến nơi ấy, đến đàn tràng tế lễ, cùng toàn thể chư thiên, với Śiva và Viṣṇu đi đầu.”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘अतः’

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक-अव्यय/Locative adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यज्ञवाटम्: the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञवाटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-वाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘यज्ञस्य वाटः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पितामह: O grandsire
• पितामह: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुरगणैः)

• सुरगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• सुरगणैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘सुराणां गणाः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahacarya (With/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-अर्थक/सहयोगवाचक)

• शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः: with Śiva and Viṣṇu as leaders
• शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-विष्णु-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुरगणैः); ‘शिवश्च विष्णुश्च’ (द्वन्द्व) + ‘पुरःसर’ = अग्रगामी/नेतृ

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yajñavāṭa (as described)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand invitation: Brahmā is asked to come to the yajña pavilion with all gods, with Śiva and Viṣṇu leading the procession toward the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous rite is portrayed as a cosmic event, drawing divine participation and affirming the sacrality of properly established worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The emphasis is on the yajña-site (yajñavāṭa) within the Tīrtha-māhātmya narrative; no single named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invitation to the gods to witness and receive shares in the sacrifice—an essential yajña motif.