Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्य पानान्महातृप्तिर्जायते नाऽत्र संशयः । बलं तेजश्च कांतिश्च सौष्ठवं लघुविक्रमः

Transliteration

tasya pānānmahātṛptirjāyate nā'tra saṃśayaḥ | balaṃ tejaśca kāṃtiśca sauṣṭhavaṃ laghuvikramaḥ

Translation

„Durch das Trinken davon (des Wassers als amṛta) entsteht große Sättigung—daran ist kein Zweifel. Kraft, Glanz (tejas), Schönheit, Wohlergehen und Leichtigkeit der Bewegung werden hervorgebracht.“

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (water/nectar)
• tasya: Sambandha (Source/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• pānāt: from drinking
• pānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• mahā-tṛptiḥ: great satisfaction
• mahā-tṛptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारयः (महती तृप्तिः) — “great satisfaction”

• jāyate: arises/is produced
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle) — Indeclinable negator

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place) — Indeclinable locative adverb

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• balam: strength
• balam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• tejaḥ: vigor/splendor
• tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction) — Indeclinable “and”

• kāntiḥ: beauty/luster
• kāntiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction) — Indeclinable “and”

• sauṣṭhavam: well-being/healthiness
• sauṣṭhavam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauṣṭhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• laghu-vikramaḥ: quick agility/prowess
• laghu-vikramaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghu (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारयः (लघुः विक्रमः) — “light/quick prowess”

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred water-source receive and drink tīrtha-jala with cupped hands; their faces show calm satisfaction; subtle aura of radiance suggests bala and tejas arising from the drink.

Characters & Entities

• Druma-devatāḥ (implied)
• Amṛta-jala (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-oriented acts in sacred time yield both inner fulfillment and outward vitality—linking spiritual merit with well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse highlights the fruit (phala) of the practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of giving/drinking sanctified water in Cāturmāsya (in the context of tree-deities) is presented as beneficial.