Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अथ तद्वचनात्सद्यः स गत्वा तत्र सत्वरम् । स्नानात्तीर्थेऽथ संजातस्तत्क्षणात्स कल स्वनः

Transliteration

atha tadvacanātsadyaḥ sa gatvā tatra satvaram | snānāttīrthe'tha saṃjātastatkṣaṇātsa kala svanaḥ

Translation

Auf jene Worte hin ging er sogleich eilends dorthin. Und durch das Bad in jenem Tīrtha wurde seine Rede in eben diesem Augenblick klar und vollkommen.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/सम्बन्धबोधक (sequence marker: 'then/now')

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; 'from that' (ablative)

• वचनात्: from the statement/words
• वचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Subordinate action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सत्वरम्: quickly, in haste
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण; 'with haste' (adverbial accusative)

• स्नानात्: from bathing; by bathing
• स्नानात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford (tīrtha)
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• संजातः: became; arose
• संजातः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having arisen/become'

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; 'from that'

• क्षणात्: from that moment; instantly
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Time-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कल: sweet, melodious
• कल: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वनः: sound/voice
• स्वनः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the result of Vasiṣṭha’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha (implied)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king hastens to a sacred riverbank; he enters the tīrtha waters and emerges with a luminous, composed face, suggesting restored, flawless speech.

Characters & Entities

• Sārasvata Tīrtha
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Vasiṣṭha
• king

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful tīrtha-snāna, undertaken on the guidance of sages, can swiftly remove profound afflictions and restore dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sārasvata Tīrtha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immediate pilgrimage and bathing (snāna) at the tīrtha, yielding instant beneficial result.