Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तथान्यापि च तत्रास्ति दीर्घिकाख्या सुशोभना । सरसी लोकविख्याता सर्वपातकनाशनी

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tathānyāpi ca tatrāsti dīrghikākhyā suśobhanā | sarasī lokavikhyātā sarvapātakanāśanī

Translation

Sūta dit : Là aussi se trouve un autre lac splendide nommé Dīrghikā, renommé dans le monde entier, un étang sacré qui anéantit tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying understood सरसी/दीर्घिका)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-अव्यय (also)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• दीर्घिका-आख्या: named ‘Dīrghikā’
• दीर्घिका-आख्या: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (qualifier of सरसी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (named ...)

• सु-शोभना: very beautiful
• सु-शोभना: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सरसी: a lake
• सरसी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोक-विख्याता: famous in the world
• लोक-विख्याता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + विख्यात (कृदन्त; वि-√ख्या धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्व-पातक-नाशनी: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पातक-नाशनी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशनी (प्रातिपदिक; √नश्/नाश्-भावक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dīrghikā-sarasī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (Śaunaka-led)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long, beautiful sacred lake (Dīrghikā) gleaming at dawn; pilgrims descend steps for bathing, with a nearby Śiva shrine and fluttering flags.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Dīrghikā-saras (lake/pond)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: certain tīrthas are praised as direct supports for purification and renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dīrghikā-saras (Dīrghikā lake/pond) located within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly snāna (ritual bathing) as the means of sin-removal, elaborated in the following verses.