Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तीर्थवरे तस्मिन्दृष्ट्वा तां चन्द्रकूपिकाम् । कामेश्वरं च देवेशं कामदं सुखदं नृणाम्

Transliteration

snātvā tīrthavare tasmindṛṣṭvā tāṃ candrakūpikām | kāmeśvaraṃ ca deveśaṃ kāmadaṃ sukhadaṃ nṛṇām

Translation

Habiéndose bañado en aquel tirtha excelso y habiendo contemplado la Candrakūpikā, vio a Kāmeśvara, Señor de los dioses, otorgador de los deseos y dador de dicha a los seres humanos.

Word by Word

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• tīrthavare: in the excellent tīrtha
• tīrthavare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha-vara (प्रातिपदिक; tīrtha + vara)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (excellent sacred place)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• candrakūpikām: the Candrakūpikā (moon-well)
• candrakūpikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra-kūpikā (प्रातिपदिक; candra + kūpikā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (moon-well; name of a well)

• kāmeśvaram: Kāmeśvara
• kāmeśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; kāma + īśvara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• deveśam: Lord of the gods
• deveśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; deva + īśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• kāmadam: granting desires
• kāmadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma-da (प्रातिपदिक; kāma + da)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; विशेषण (qualifying the deity)

• sukhadam: giver of happiness
• sukhadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha-da (प्रातिपदिक; sukha + da)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; विशेषण

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrakūpikā (within the tīrthavara)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a luminous sacred ford, a devotee completes bathing; nearby is the Candrakūpikā well shimmering like moonlight. Ahead stands the Kāmeśvara liṅga/shrine, radiating boon-giving grace.

Characters & Entities

• Candrakūpikā
• Kāmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage disciplines desire by sanctifying it—rightful aims are fulfilled through tīrtha-snāna and devotion to the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrakūpikā, an excellent tīrtha, together with the presence of Kāmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) in the tīrtha, and darśana (reverent viewing) of Candrakūpikā and Kāmeśvara.