Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे गर्तातीर्थसमुद्भवाः । सत्यसंधं समभ्येत्य प्रोचुर्दुःखसमन्विताः

Transliteration

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve gartātīrthasamudbhavāḥ | satyasaṃdhaṃ samabhyetya procurduḥkhasamanvitāḥ

Translation

Alors tous ces brāhmanes, liés au Gartā-tīrtha, s’approchèrent de Satyasaṃdha et parlèrent, accablés de chagrin.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरम् (then/thereafter)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• गर्ता-तीर्थ-समुद्भवाः: originating from Gartā-tīrtha
• गर्ता-तीर्थ-समुद्भवाः: Karta (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गर्तातीर्थात् समुद्भवाः/उत्पन्नाः)

• सत्य-संधम्: Satyasaṃdha (the truth-pledged one)
• सत्य-संधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यस्य संधः/प्रतिज्ञा सत्यः सः (one whose vow is true)

• समभ्येत्य: having approached
• समभ्येत्य: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), धातु: समभि-इ (to approach)

• प्रोचुः: said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुःख-समन्विताः: afflicted with sorrow
• दुःख-समन्विताः: Karta (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (दुःखेन समन्विताः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with sacred threads and water-pots approach Satyasaṃdha with sorrowful faces; behind them, the landscape hints at Gartā-tīrtha—steps to water, small shrines, and trees.

Characters & Entities

• Gartā-tīrtha
• brāhmaṇas
• Satyasaṃdha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred communities, the distressed approach righteous authority for dharmic resolution, preserving social and spiritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gartā-tīrtha is explicitly mentioned, within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces a supplication connected to livelihood and dharma.