Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तत्रास्ति रूपदं तीर्थं मया चोत्पादितं स्वयम् । माघशुक्लतृतीयायां स्नानार्थं विमलोदकम्

Transliteration

tatrāsti rūpadaṃ tīrthaṃ mayā cotpāditaṃ svayam | māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ snānārthaṃ vimalodakam

Translation

„Dort gibt es eine Tīrtha, die Schönheit verleiht—von mir selbst hervorgebracht—mit makellos reinem Wasser zum Bad am dritten Tag der hellen Hälfte des Monats Māgha.“

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रूपदम्: bestowing beauty
• रूपदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपद (प्रातिपदिक; रूप + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रूपं ददाति इति)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र कर्तृपदं—प्रथमा)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्पादितम्: created/produced
• उत्पादितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-√पद्/पादय् (धातु) → उत्पादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—‘produced/created’

• स्वयम्: by myself
• स्वयम्: Emphasis (Agentive emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः कर्तृत्वे (by oneself)

• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day) of the bright fortnight of Māgha
• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ-शुक्ल-तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक; माघ + शुक्ल + तृतीया)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य तृतीया)

• स्नानार्थम्: for bathing
• स्नानार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नान-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + अर्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of bathing)

• विमलोदकम्: pure water
• विमलोदकम्: Apposition/Viśeṣya (as attribute of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल-उदक (प्रातिपदिक; विमल + उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (विमलम् उदकम्)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpadam / Rūpatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tilottamā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess indicates a luminous waterbody—Rūpatīrtha—declaring it self-created; the waters appear crystal-clear, with a subtle aura suggesting their power to bestow beauty, and a lunar-bright Māgha morning atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Rūpatīrtha
• Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas teach that divine grace becomes accessible through sacred geography—tīrthas are compassionate institutions for restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha, a beauty-bestowing tīrtha said to be created by Pārvatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) at Rūpatīrtha on Māgha Śukla Tṛtīyā with its pure waters.