Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 165

Devanagari script

तत्तीर्थं बहु मन्वानाः स्वशापच्छेदकारणम् । पश्यतां सर्वलोकानां स्वर्गलोकं ययुस्तदा

Transliteration

tattīrthaṃ bahu manvānāḥ svaśāpacchedakāraṇam | paśyatāṃ sarvalokānāṃ svargalokaṃ yayustadā

Translation

Honorant grandement ce tīrtha comme la cause qui tranche leur propre malédiction, ils partirent alors vers le monde du ciel, sous le regard de tous.

Word by Word

• तत्-तीर्थम्: that sacred ford/place
• तत्-तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (तत् तीर्थम्)

• बहु: greatly / much (as)
• बहु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्तीर्थम् इति)

• मन्वानाः: considering
• मन्वानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (Present Active Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘thinking/considering’

• स्व-शाप-च्छेद-कारणम्: the cause of removing their own curse
• स्व-शाप-च्छेद-कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + छेद (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य शापस्य छेदस्य कारणम्)

• पश्यताम्: while (they) watched / of the onlookers
• पश्यताम्: Adhikarana/Genitive relation (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (Present Active Participle) षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of those who are watching’

• सर्व-लोकानाम्: of all the worlds/people
• सर्व-लोकानाम्: Adhikarana/Genitive relation (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां लोकानाम्)

• स्वर्ग-लोकम्: to the heavenly world
• स्वर्ग-लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य लोकः)

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims and townsfolk watch as the blessed group, having honored the tīrtha as their curse-breaker, rises in vimānas toward Svarga; the crowd’s faces show astonishment and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and reverence toward sacred places is part of dharma; acknowledging the source of grace completes the act of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, explicitly credited with cutting off the curse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse stresses tīrtha-māhātmya recognition; the underlying rite remains the bath at Cakratīrtha.