Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

इष्टकाम्यप्रदे नित्यं तथैवाज्ञाननाशने । स्थितेऽपि तद्विहायायं रमतेऽन्यत्र वै जनः

Transliteration

iṣṭakāmyaprade nityaṃ tathaivājñānanāśane | sthite'pi tadvihāyāyaṃ ramate'nyatra vai janaḥ

Translation

bien qu’il accorde sans cesse les dons désirés et qu’il détruise aussi l’ignorance, les hommes—l’abandonnant alors même qu’il est là—se complaisent ailleurs.

Word by Word

• इष्ट-काम्य-प्रदे: in (the tīrtha) that grants desired boons
• इष्ट-काम्य-प्रदे: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (iṣṭaṃ ca kāmyaṃ ca pradadāti iti = giver of desired and wished-for boons); (तीर्थे) इति विशेषणम् (अनुवृत्त)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• अज्ञान-नाशने: in (the tīrtha) that destroys ignorance
• अज्ञान-नाशने: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ajñānasya nāśane = in the destroyer of ignorance); (तीर्थे) इति विशेषणम्

• स्थिते: when (it) is present
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग सप्तमी एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘while it exists/is present’

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• तत्: that (tīrtha/place)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (तीर्थम्) इत्यर्थे

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) → विहाय (अव्यय/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having left’

• अयम्: this (person)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रमते: delights, takes pleasure
• रमते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जनः: a person, people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; reflective lament within māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhanuṣkoṭi shines quietly in the background—calm waters and a visible bathing spot—while travelers turn away toward distant attractions; a sage watches with gentle sorrow, indicating the paradox of ignored grace.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Moha (delusion) makes people neglect readily available means of purification and wisdom, chasing lesser attractions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha, described as boon-giving and ignorance-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is newly stated; the verse urges not to abandon the tīrtha and its practices.