Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततः सा रूपसौभाग्यं यौवनं वांछितं पतिम् । ध्यायमाना जले तस्मिन्नर्द्धरात्रे विवेश च

Transliteration

tataḥ sā rūpasaubhāgyaṃ yauvanaṃ vāṃchitaṃ patim | dhyāyamānā jale tasminnarddharātre viveśa ca

Translation

Darauf, in Meditation versunken und nach Schönheit und Glück, Jugend und dem ersehnten Gatten verlangend, trat sie um Mitternacht in jenes Wasser ein.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपसौभाग्यम्: beauty and good fortune (charm)
• रूपसौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object of meditation/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• यौवनम्: youth
• यौवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; √वाञ्छ् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying patim)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यायमाना: meditating
• ध्यायमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (water/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्द्धरात्रे: at midnight
• अर्द्धरात्रे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At midnight, under moon and stars, Karṇotpalā—eyes closed in meditation—steps into the sacred water, seeking beauty, auspicious married fortune, youth, and a desired husband.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion and remembrance of the deity accompany a tīrtha-act, even worldly aims are reframed as blessings received through dharmic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular sacred water-body is implied (“that water”), but its proper name is not present in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entering/bathing in the sacred water at midnight while meditating (a dhyāna-yukta snāna).