Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः स्नात्वा गृहं प्राप्तः पश्चात्तापसमन्वितः । ततः कालेन महता स भूयस्तत्र चागतः

Transliteration

tataḥ snātvā gṛhaṃ prāptaḥ paścāttāpasamanvitaḥ | tataḥ kālena mahatā sa bhūyastatra cāgataḥ

Translation

Nachdem er gebadet hatte, kehrte er voller Reue nach Hause zurück. Dann, als viel Zeit vergangen war, kam er wieder an jenen Ort.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• gṛham: home
• gṛham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• prāptaḥ: (he) arrived/reached
• prāptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (आप् धातु) + kta (क्त) → prāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'arrived' (Masculine, Nom., Singular; PPP used predicatively)

• paścāttāpa-samanvitaḥ: endowed with remorse
• paścāttāpa-samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścāttāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (सम्+अन्वि/इ धातु?; प्रातिपदिक 'samanvita' = endowed)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया/सह-भाव: paścāttāpena samanvitaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

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

• kālena: with time, after some time
• kālena: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• mahatā: great, long
• mahatā: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; agreeing with kālena)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nom., Singular; Pronoun)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

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

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त) → āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'came' (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakhala

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bathing, the king departs with downcast eyes; time passes (shown by seasonal change); he returns older/wiser to the same ghat, hands folded, seeking resolution.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Sumati
• Kanakhala Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remorse and renewed return to sacred places reflect a purāṇic model of self-correction and persistence in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakhala tīrtha, revisited after a long interval.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) is mentioned; the verse implies continued tīrtha-sevā through revisiting.