Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वाथ च स्नात्वा ध्यानमास्थाय सत्वरम् । चिदात्मनि मनः शान्तं संगम्यावस्थितस्तदा

Transliteration

tatra gatvātha ca snātvā dhyānamāsthāya satvaram | cidātmani manaḥ śāntaṃ saṃgamyāvasthitastadā

Translation

Dorthin gelangt, badete er und trat sogleich in Meditation ein. Mit beruhigtem Geist, vereint mit dem bewussten Selbst, blieb er dort fest gegründet.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; sequence marker)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having undertaken/entered upon
• आस्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+स्था (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सत्वरम्: swiftly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb; 'quickly')

• चिदात्मनि: in the conscious Self
• चिदात्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (चित् एव आत्मा; 'conscious Self'), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्तम्: calm
• शान्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to मनः)

• संगम्य: having united/merged
• संगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+गम् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अवस्थितः: remained/was established
• अवस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव+स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied लक्ष्मणः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū-snānīya-tīrtha (Ayodhyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa completes a calm river bath, then sits on the ghat in steady posture, eyes half-closed, mind absorbed; the Sarayū flows quietly beside him.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sarayū (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing followed by inward meditation culminates in steadiness of mind and alignment with the highest Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sarayū at Ayodhyā—its bank is portrayed as conducive to purification (snāna) and contemplation (dhyāna).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at the sacred place, followed by dhyāna (meditation).