Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततस्तं व्याधिना ग्रस्तं ज्ञात्वात्र क्षेत्रसंश्रयम् । आजग्मुस्त्वरिताः सर्वे व्याकुलेनांतरात्मना

Transliteration

tatastaṃ vyādhinā grastaṃ jñātvātra kṣetrasaṃśrayam | ājagmustvaritāḥ sarve vyākulenāṃtarātmanā

Translation

তারপর তিনি ব্যাধিতে আক্রান্ত হয়ে এই পবিত্র ক্ষেত্রের আশ্রয় নিয়েছেন—এ কথা জেনে সকলেই অন্তরে ব্যাকুল হয়ে ত্বরিত সেখানে উপস্থিত হলেন।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-काल/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/from there'

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• व्याधिना: by disease
• व्याधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• ग्रस्तम्: afflicted; seized
• ग्रस्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु) → ग्रस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'seized/afflicted'

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having known'

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — 'here'

• क्षेत्रसंश्रयम्: one who has taken refuge in the holy place
• क्षेत्रसंश्रयम्: Karma (Object-apposition/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षेत्रस्य संश्रयः), पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'one who has taken refuge in the sacred place/field'

• आजग्मुः: they came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• त्वरिताः: hurried
• त्वरिताः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• व्याकुलेन: with a distressed
• व्याकुलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'with (a) distressed...'

• अन्तरात्मना: inner self; mind
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अन्तरः आत्मा), पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'with inner self/mind'

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmeśvarapura-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of anxious companions rush toward a sacred settlement after hearing that a revered figure has been struck by disease and has taken refuge in the kṣetra; dust of the road, hurried steps, worried faces, temple spires in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Devas
• Smara (Kāmadeva)
• Kṣetra (holy region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra (sacred region) is portrayed as a refuge and remedial space where cosmic and personal afflictions are addressed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “this kṣetra” without naming it in the snippet; the broader adhyāya context identifies the specific sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the implied practice is seeking refuge/approach to the sacred kṣetra (tīrtha-oriented movement).