Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सोमवंशसमुद्भूतः प्रतीपो नाम भूपतिः । पुरासीच्छौर्यसंपन्नो ब्रह्मज्ञानविचक्षणः

Transliteration

somavaṃśasamudbhūtaḥ pratīpo nāma bhūpatiḥ | purāsīcchauryasaṃpanno brahmajñānavicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Thuở xưa có một vị vua tên Pratīpa, xuất thân từ Nguyệt tộc (Somavaṃśa), đầy dũng lực và tinh tường trong tri kiến về Phạm (Brahman).

Word by Word

• somavaṃśasamudbhūtaḥ: born in the Soma dynasty
• somavaṃśasamudbhūtaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: soma-vaṃśa-samudbhūta (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + वंश + समुद्भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् bhūpatiḥ

• pratīpaḥ: Pratīpa
• pratīpaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (नाम)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (naming particle)

• bhūpatiḥ: king
• bhūpatiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-pati (प्रातिपदिक; भू + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु; √as)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śauryasaṃpannaḥ: endowed with valor
• śauryasaṃpannaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaurya-saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक; शौर्य + संपन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (pratīpaḥ/bhūpatiḥ)

• brahmajñānavicakṣaṇaḥ: skilled in knowledge of Brahman
• brahmajñānavicakṣaṇaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahma-jñāna-vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + ज्ञान + विचक्षण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (pratīpaḥ/bhūpatiḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha (contextual; story seed)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified Lunar-dynasty king, Pratīpa, stands with bow and royal insignia, while a subtle aura of contemplation suggests brahma-jñāna; court and hermitage motifs blend, foreshadowing a pilgrimage-linked episode.

Characters & Entities

• Somavaṃśa
• Pratīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ideal rulership unites courage with spiritual discernment; kṣatriya power is sanctified when guided by brahmajñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not named in this verse; it introduces the royal figure through whom the Agnitīrtha-linked narrative will unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.