Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्र तु यो देवीं पश्येच्च विधिना नरः । धनं धान्यं तथा पुत्रान्राज्योत्थं च सुखं लभेत्

Transliteration

snātvā tatra tu yo devīṃ paśyecca vidhinā naraḥ | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathā putrānrājyotthaṃ ca sukhaṃ labhet

Translation

যি নৰ তাত স্নান কৰি বিধি অনুসাৰে দেৱীৰ দৰ্শন কৰে, সি ধন, ধান্য, পুত্ৰ আৰু ৰাজভাগৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ সুখ লাভ কৰে।

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done), धातु: स्ना

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देवीं: the Goddess
• देवीं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्/पश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• विधिना: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/प्रकारवाचक (by rule/rite)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (also/likewise)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• राज्योत्थम्: arising from sovereignty/royal power
• राज्योत्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्यात् उत्थम् = arising from kingship); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completes ritual bathing at a sacred waterbody and then stands before a radiant Devī shrine, hands folded, with offerings of flowers, lamps, and grain; attendants and other pilgrims queue in reverent order.

Characters & Entities

• Dhārādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha and Devī-darśana together—performed with proper observance—unite purification with blessing, yielding both worldly well-being and dharmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The Dhārā tīrtha and the shrine/darśana of Dhārādevī within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha followed by Devī-darśana performed vidhinā (according to prescribed rite).