Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या प्राप्तः परं तेजो दिष्ट्या प्राप्तः परं तपः । तस्माद्यजस्व सत्रेण विधिवद्दक्षिणावता

Transliteration

diṣṭyā prāptaḥ paraṃ tejo diṣṭyā prāptaḥ paraṃ tapaḥ | tasmādyajasva satreṇa vidhivaddakṣiṇāvatā

Translation

Durch glückliche Fügung hast du höchste Strahlkraft erlangt; durch glückliche Fügung hast du höchste Askese erlangt. Darum vollziehe ein Satra nach Vorschrift, versehen mit den rechten Gaben (dakṣiṇā).

Word by Word

• diṣṭyā: by good fortune
• diṣṭyā: Sentence adverbial (भावार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे तृतीया-रूपेण; सौभाग्यसूचक

• prāptaḥ: has attained
• prāptaḥ: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त, √āp आप् + क्त, प्र-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• param: supreme
• param: Karman-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tejaḥ: splendor
• tejaḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• diṣṭyā: by good fortune
• diṣṭyā: Sentence adverbial (भावार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे तृतीया-रूपेण; पुनरुक्ति

• prāptaḥ: has attained
• prāptaḥ: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त, √āp आप् + क्त, प्र-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Karman-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Discourse connective (हेतु/निगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-रूपेण अव्ययीभाववत्; हेत्वर्थक (therefore/from that)

• yajasva: perform sacrifice
• yajasva: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (यज्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• satreṇa: with a sacrificial session (satra)
• satreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vidhivat: properly
• vidhivat: Manner adverb (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (according to rule)

• dakṣiṇāvatā: with due sacrificial gifts
• dakṣiṇāvatā: Karaṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (instrumental qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; मतुप्-तद्धित (possessed of fees)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage instructs the newly purified king to conduct a satra; the king listens attentively, hands folded, while ritual implements and priests are envisioned in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification should culminate in dharmic action—especially yajña performed correctly and supported by generous dakṣiṇā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction follows the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha purification episode, implying the tīrtha as the catalyst for renewed dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of a satra-yajña, done vidhivat (as prescribed) and accompanied by dakṣiṇā (ritual gifts/fees).