Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

एवं ते मुनयः सर्वे विभज्य तन्महत्सरः । सायंतनं च तत्रैव कृत्वा कर्म सुविस्तरम्

Transliteration

evaṃ te munayaḥ sarve vibhajya tanmahatsaraḥ | sāyaṃtanaṃ ca tatraiva kṛtvā karma suvistaram

Translation

Ainsi, tous ces sages, après avoir réparti ce grand lac, accomplirent sur place les rites du soir, dans toute leur ampleur et leur détail.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अन्वय-सर्वनाम

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Apposition to te)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; मुनयः-विशेषण

• विभज्य: having divided/allocated
• विभज्य: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सरः-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सरः-विशेषण

• सरः: lake/pond
• सरः: Karma (Object of vibhajya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सायंतनम्: evening (pertaining to evening)
• सायंतनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सायंतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण (object qualifier)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-बोधक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• कर्म: rite/ritual act
• कर्म: Karma (Object of kṛtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुविस्तरम्: very elaborately / extensive
• सुविस्तरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सु-विस्तरम् = very extensive)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas (assembled brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide sacred lake at sunset; multiple sages occupy distinct sections along the bank, each performing sandhyā—some offering arghya, some seated in japa—creating a disciplined, harmonious ritual tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Mahatsaras (great lake)
• Sāyaṃtana-karman (evening rites)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is lived through disciplined daily rites; tīrtha-worship includes orderly ritual observance, not only travel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A “great lake” at the tīrtha described in Adhyāya 182 (not named in the provided verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sāyaṃtana-karman—performing the evening rites (sandhyā-related observances) at the sacred place.