Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

गृहीतानि च यान्येव तेषां मोक्षं समाचर । तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवः सोऽथ शंखतीर्थे प्रभक्तितः

Transliteration

gṛhītāni ca yānyeva teṣāṃ mokṣaṃ samācara | tacchrutvā pārthivaḥ so'tha śaṃkhatīrthe prabhaktitaḥ

Translation

And whatever you have seized, release it and duly restore it to them. Hearing this, that king—filled with devotion—then proceeded to act at Śaṅkhatīrtha.

Word by Word

• गृहीतानि: taken/seized
• गृहीतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

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

• यानि: which
• यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• मोक्षम्: release/restoration
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• समाचर: perform/bring about
• समाचर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (then/thereupon)

• शंखतीर्थे: at Śaṅkha-tīrtha
• शंखतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• प्रभक्तितः: with great devotion
• प्रभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (ablatival adverb), हेत्वर्थे/प्रकारे (by reason of/with)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice continuing the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, newly humbled, orders the release of seized goods; then he journeys toward a riverside/shore tīrtha marked by conch symbolism; attendants carry returned items; brāhmaṇas accompany or await.

Characters & Entities

• Pārthiva (king)
• Śaṅkhatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True purification includes ethical repair—returning what was wrongly taken—and then approaching the tīrtha with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṅkhatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Restitution: releasing/returning seized items and properly restoring them to rightful recipients.