Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 168

Devanagari script

नान्यत्तीर्थं विजानामि सरितं सर एव वा । सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं कथितं तव भामिनि

Transliteration

nānyattīrthaṃ vijānāmi saritaṃ sara eva vā | satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ kathitaṃ tava bhāmini

Translation

Ich kenne keinen anderen heiligen Ort—weder einen anderen Fluss noch einen See. Wahrlich, wahrlich—abermals wahrlich—ich habe dir die Wahrheit gesagt, o leidenschaftliche Frau.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• anyat: other
• anyat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tīrtham)

• tīrtham: holy place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vijānāmi: I know/recognize
• vijānāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (ज्ञा, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saritam: river
• saritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saraḥ: lake
• saraḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पद-रूप: सरः)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (only/indeed)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Kriya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्ये अव्ययीभाववत् (as assertion: 'truth')

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति/कालवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kathitam: said/told
• kathitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ्, धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (has been said)

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhāmini: O beautiful/angry one (lady)
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa husband

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Wife (addressed as 'bhāmini')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The man raises his hand in solemn assurance, repeating 'truth' thrice to his wife; the background subtly hints at river imagery, emphasizing sincerity and sacred causality.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful disclosure supports purification; dharma is strengthened by satya alongside tīrtha-sevā.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama, since he denies visiting any other river/lake/tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; the emphasis is on truthful testimony about one’s tīrtha-visit.