Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अन्यस्मिंश्च ततः स्थाने द्वितीये द्विजसत्तमाः । तस्मादपि तृतीये तु तृतीयं पंकजं हितम्

Transliteration

anyasmiṃśca tataḥ sthāne dvitīye dvijasattamāḥ | tasmādapi tṛtīye tu tṛtīyaṃ paṃkajaṃ hitam

Translation

ثمّ بعد ذلك، يا خيرَ المولودين مرّتَين، انتقل إلى موضعٍ آخر، وهو الموضع الثاني؛ ومنه إلى موضعٍ ثالث، حيث أُقيمت زهرةُ لوتسٍ ثالثةٌ مباركة.

Word by Word

• अन्यस्मिन्: in another
• अन्यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोगः (locative adjectival)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: from there; then
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमबोधक (ablatival adverb: from there/then)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense in context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सत्तमाः)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• पंकजम्: lotus
• पंकजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंकज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हितम्: beneficial; auspicious
• हितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भावः from √धा/√हि?)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with पंकजम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (third lotus-spot within it)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas (addressed: dvijasattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous lotus-sign appears, then ‘moves’ to a second and third spot, leaving behind sanctified ground; sages observe and record the auspicious relocation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas often unfold as a sequence of sanctified loci, suggesting layered holiness and graded access to merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse maps sacred points within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tradition in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it describes the establishment of a third auspicious lotus at a third sacred spot.