Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यंयं कामं समुद्दिश्य चक्रतीर्थे द्विजोत्तमाः । स्नानं समाचरेन्मर्त्यस्तंतं कामं समश्नुते

Transliteration

yaṃyaṃ kāmaṃ samuddiśya cakratīrthe dvijottamāḥ | snānaṃ samācarenmartyastaṃtaṃ kāmaṃ samaśnute

Translation

يا خيرَ ذوي الميلادين، أيُّ رغبةٍ يقصدها الإنسان في قلبه ثم يغتسل في تشاكرا-تيرثا لأجلها، نال تلك الرغبة بعينها.

Word by Word

• yam: which
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (correlative)

• yam: whatever
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• kāmam: desire
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samuddiśya: having intended/aimed at
• samuddiśya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु) + sam-ud- → samuddiśya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), धातु: समुद्दिश् (to aim at/mention with reference to)

• cakratīrthe: at Cakra-tīrtha
• cakratīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• dvijottamāḥ: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijottamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे (द्विजेषु उत्तमाः)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samācaren: should perform
• samācaren: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु) + sam-ā- → samācar (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• martyaḥ: a mortal person
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (correlative)

• tam: that very
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• kāmam: desire
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samaśnute: attains
• samaśnute: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aś (धातु) + sam- → samaśnute
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakra-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe at Cakra-tīrtha while mentally stating their chosen desire; above the waters, a luminous chakra emblem appears as a sign of boon-granting power.

Characters & Entities

• Cakra-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When aligned with dharma, intention (saṅkalpa) joined to tīrtha practice is said to bear fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakra-tīrtha is praised as a place where intended aims are fulfilled through proper bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Cakra-tīrtha, performed while consciously dedicating the act toward a chosen aim.