Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

यस्मात्तस्मादिदं तीर्थं रूपतीर्थं भविष्यति । त्रैलोक्ये सकले ख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

yasmāttasmādidaṃ tīrthaṃ rūpatīrthaṃ bhaviṣyati | trailokye sakale khyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

সেই কাৰণেই এই তীৰ্থ ‘ৰূপতীৰ্থ’ নামে খ্যাত হ’ব—ত্ৰিলোক জুৰি প্ৰসিদ্ধ আৰু সকলো পাপ বিনাশক।

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because/since
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी एकवचन-रूपम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (because/from which reason)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी एकवचन-रूपम्; तस्मात् (therefore) अव्ययवत्

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• tīrtham: the tīrtha (pilgrimage place)
• tīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rūpatīrtham: ‘Rūpa-tīrtha’ (the tīrtha of form)
• rūpatīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रूपस्य तीर्थम्)

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः)

• sakale: entire/whole
• sakale: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying trailokye)

• khyātam: renowned
• khyātam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyāta (कृदन्त; √khyā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (renowned)

• sarvapātakanāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapātakanāśanam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pātaka + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative conclusion/naming of the site)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding tableau: the tīrtha waters glowing; an unseen divine sanction implied as the place receives its name ‘Rūpatīrtha’; pilgrims stand reverently, hands folded, as the fame spreads symbolically to the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Rūpatīrtha
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s name arises from its grace; its true glory is the removal of sin and restoration of auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha, explicitly named and praised as world-renowned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

While not restated here, the chapter’s context ties the tīrtha’s power to snāna (bathing) performed there.