Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततः शुद्धिं समाप्नोषि क्रमान्नियमसंयुतः । व्रतैश्च विविधैश्चीर्णैः सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śuddhiṃ samāpnoṣi kramānniyamasaṃyutaḥ | vrataiśca vividhaiścīrṇaiḥ satyametadbravīmyaham

Translation

Dann wirst du, der Reihe nach und mit Zügelung und Disziplin versehen, durch das Befolgen verschiedener Gelübde Reinheit erlangen. Dies verkünde ich dir als Wahrheit.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• śuddhim: purity/cleansing
• śuddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• samāpnoṣi: you attain
• samāpnoṣi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (present indicative, 2nd sg); उपसर्गः—सम्

• kramāt: gradually/in sequence
• kramāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (ablative singular; adverbial sense ‘in due course/gradually’)

• niyama-saṃyutaḥ: endowed with observances
• niyama-saṃyutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular); समासः—नियम + संयुत (तत्पुरुष: ‘नियमैः संयुतः’ = endowed with disciplines)

• vrataiḥ: by vows
• vrataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural; agrees with व्रतैः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• cīrṇaiḥ: performed/observed
• cīrṇaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर् धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural; ‘performed/observed’)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nominative/accusative singular; predicate)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (this)

• bravīmi: I say
• bravīmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (present indicative, 1st sg)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन (1st person pronoun, nominative singular)

Speaker

Father/elder advisor (contextual continuation of counsel)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-observing pilgrim: simple clothing, controlled posture, counting days, performing daily rites—sunrise snāna, evening lamp, and homa smoke—conveying gradual purification.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual cleansing is gradual and is achieved through disciplined living and sustained observance of vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse supports the Tīrthamāhātmya ethos that tīrtha-associated disciplines lead to purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of niyamas (restraints) and performance of multiple vratas (vows) over time.