Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

वैभवात्तस्य तीर्थस्य नाशं यास्यत्यसंशयम् । मंगलानि च सर्वाणि प्राप्स्यसे न चिरान्नृप

Transliteration

vaibhavāttasya tīrthasya nāśaṃ yāsyatyasaṃśayam | maṃgalāni ca sarvāṇi prāpsyase na cirānnṛpa

Translation

Durch die Hoheit jenes Tīrtha wird dein Verderben ohne Zweifel vernichtet werden; und bald, o König, wirst du alles Heilvolle und Glückverheißende erlangen.

Word by Word

• वैभवात्: from (the) power/glory
• वैभवात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• नाशम्: destruction
• नाशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go/meet (i.e., will come to)
• यास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ (नञ्) + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अर्थः: संशयाभावेन (without doubt)

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious things/boons
• मङ्गलानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• चिरात्: after long / long hence
• चिरात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial ablative), कालवाचक (time)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Parāśara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgala Tīrtha (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King Manojava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding assurance scene: the sage’s words appear almost as a blessing; the king’s face shifts from anxiety to hope, with the sacred lake and divine aura implied behind.

Characters & Entities

• Maṅgalatīrtha
• Manojava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā undertaken in faith is portrayed as a dharmic force that reverses misfortune and establishes well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṅgalatīrtha, praised for its vaibhava (spiritual efficacy).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not detailed here; the verse states the promised fruit of engaging with that tīrtha.