Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो दुःखार्तः स मुनिः कोटितीर्थेऽकरोत्तपः । तपसा तेन वै पार्थाहल्यया सह संगतः

Transliteration

tato duḥkhārtaḥ sa muniḥ koṭitīrthe'karottapaḥ | tapasā tena vai pārthāhalyayā saha saṃgataḥ

Translation

Ensuite, ce sage, tourmenté par la peine, accomplit des austérités à Koṭitīrtha ; et par la force de cette ascèse, ô Pārtha, il fut de nouveau réuni à Ahalyā.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/काल-देश-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ततः/तस्मात्, ‘thereupon/then’

• duḥkhārtaḥ: afflicted with sorrow
• duḥkhārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + ārta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √ar/ard ‘पीडायाम्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (स मुनिः) — ‘दुःखेन आर्तः’ (afflicted by sorrow)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• koṭitīrthe: at Koṭitīrtha
• koṭitīrthe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण — ‘कोटितीर्थ’ नामक स्थाने

• akarot: did, performed
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• tapasā: by (his) austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• tena: by that / by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘तेन’ = by that/by him

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/पादपूरण) — emphatic particle

• pārthāhalyayā: with Pārthāhalyā (Ahalyā)
• pārthāhalyayā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक) + ahalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सह-योगे करण — ‘पार्थस्य अहल्या’ (Ahalyā, wife of Gautama/connected with Pārtha)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/सह-शब्दः) — ‘with’

• saṃgataḥ: met, came together (was united)
• saṃgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग) ; ‘saṃgata’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृत्/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक विशेषण — ‘समागतः/संयुक्तः’

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sorrow-stricken sage seated in deep austerity on the bank of Koṭitīrtha; the atmosphere is austere—matted hair, deer-skin, sacred fire—while a subtle divine radiance indicates the impending reunion with Ahalyā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Koṭitīrtha
• Gautama Ṛṣi
• Ahalyā
• Arjuna (Pārtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas performed at a sanctified tīrtha becomes a means of restoration, reconciliation, and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha, explicitly named as the place of tapas and the turning point of the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking tapaḥ (austerity/penance) at Koṭitīrtha for purification and dharmic attainment.