Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

तत्पुरं तु समासाद्य गंगायाः शोभने तटे । अकुर्वन्वसतिं वीराः स्नानदानादिकर्म्म च

Transliteration

tatpuraṃ tu samāsādya gaṃgāyāḥ śobhane taṭe | akurvanvasatiṃ vīrāḥ snānadānādikarmma ca

Translation

Als sie jene Stadt am schönen Ufer der Gaṅgā erreichten, richteten die tapferen Männer ihre Wohnstatt ein und vollzogen Riten wie das heilige Bad, Almosengabe und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपे (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘that’)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (gerund: ‘having approached/reached’)

• गङ्गायाः: of the Ganga
• गङ्गायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• शोभने: beautiful
• शोभने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तट-विशेषण (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• अकुर्वन्: they made/did
• अकुर्वन्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada)

• वसतिम्: a dwelling/residence
• वसतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• स्नानदानादिकर्म: acts like bathing, giving, etc.
• स्नानदानादिकर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्नानं दानं च आदयः येषां तानि कर्माणि’ (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narration within the Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra (within Dharmāraṇya setting)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims reach a riverside city; tents/temporary dwellings rise near the bank; men descend steps to the Gaṅgā for bathing; priests receive gifts; the river glows.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is honored through disciplined living—establishing a pure stay and practicing snāna and dāna as lived dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā’s auspicious riverbank (Gaṅgā-taṭa) is highlighted as the sacred setting for meritorious acts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) and dāna (charitable giving), along with related observances.