Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्मृतिवादपराश्चान्ये तथान्ये श्रुतिपाठकाः । संदेहान्स्मृतिजानन्ये पृच्छंति च परस्परम्

Transliteration

smṛtivādaparāścānye tathānye śrutipāṭhakāḥ | saṃdehānsmṛtijānanye pṛcchaṃti ca parasparam

Translation

有些人专心阐释《忆传》(Smṛti)，另一些人诵读《闻传》(Śruti)；通晓《忆传》者彼此询问，讨论心中的疑惑。

Word by Word

• स्मृतिवादपराः: devoted to Smṛti-discourse
• स्मृतिवादपराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृति-वाद-पर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्मृतिवादे पराः = devoted to discourse on Smṛti)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (likewise)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्रुतिपाठकाः: reciters of the Veda (Śruti)
• श्रुतिपाठकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति-पाठक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतेः पाठकाः = reciters of Śruti/Veda)

• सन्देहान्: doubts, questions
• सन्देहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• स्मृतिजान्: arising from Smṛti
• स्मृतिजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृति-ज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्मृतितः जायन्ते इति = arising from Smṛti)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पृच्छन्ति: they ask
• पृच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• परस्परम्: mutually, one another
• परस्परम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परवाचक (mutually)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two intermingled groups: one reciting from memory (śruti-pāṭhaka), another gesturing as they explain (smṛti-vādin); pairs lean toward each other asking questions; the overall mood is calm, methodical, and mutually respectful.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is clarified by integrating Śruti and Smṛti through respectful mutual questioning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the learned assembly within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; no single tīrtha is named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual act is prescribed; it emphasizes scriptural recitation and dharma-discussion.