Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तदिदं पुष्करं ज्येष्ठं भवान्यत्र श्रमातुरः । प्रविष्टः कार्तिकी चाद्य कृत्तिकायोगसंयुता

Transliteration

tadidaṃ puṣkaraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhavānyatra śramāturaḥ | praviṣṭaḥ kārtikī cādya kṛttikāyogasaṃyutā

Translation

Dies ist Puṣkara, das Vornehmste; und du, erschöpft von Anstrengung, tratst hier ein. Heute ist Kārtikī, und es ist verbunden mit der Kṛttikā-Konjunktion.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshya (Correlative/अनुवर्त्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• puṣkaram: Puṣkara (holy place/lake)
• puṣkaram: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• jyeṣṭham: the foremost/eldest
• jyeṣṭham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; आदरार्थ सर्वनाम

• yatra: where
• yatra: Deśa-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')

• śramāturaḥ: distressed by fatigue
• śramāturaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (श्रमेन आतुरः)

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; √विश् (प्रवेशने) उपसर्गः प्र

• kārtikī: the Kārtikī (day/night/occasion)
• kārtikī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (रात्रि/तिथि/अवस्था-नाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• kṛttikā-yoga-saṃyutā: joined with the Kṛttikā conjunction
• kṛttikā-yoga-saṃyutā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासभाव (कृत्तिकायोगेन संयुता / कृत्तिकायोगस्य संयुता)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-jyeṣṭha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra identifies the place as Puṣkara the foremost; the king, dusty and tired from travel, stands at the ghat as the auspicious Kārtikī day with Kṛttikā-yoga dawns/stands present.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Puṣkara
• Kārtikī
• Kṛttikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognizing the sanctity of both place and time is essential for dhārmic practice in tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṣkara is praised as jyeṣṭha—foremost among sacred waters in this context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse frames the auspicious moment (Kārtikī with Kṛttikā-yoga), implying this is the proper time for reverent engagement (darśana/snānādi).