Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्य शुद्धिः प्रदा तव्या मुख्यैः शांतैः शुभैर्द्विजैः । गर्तातीर्थोद्भवं विप्रं कृत्वा चैव पुरःसरम्

Transliteration

tasya śuddhiḥ pradā tavyā mukhyaiḥ śāṃtaiḥ śubhairdvijaiḥ | gartātīrthodbhavaṃ vipraṃ kṛtvā caiva puraḥsaram

Translation

Sa purification doit être accordée par les brāhmaṇas les plus éminents, paisibles et vertueux, en plaçant à leur tête un brāhmaṇa lié au Gartā-tīrtha.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th, Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st, Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रदा: to be given (as a grant)
• प्रदा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; दा-धातोः (√दा) उपसर्गपूर्वक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: 'to be given' (giver/that which is to be given—contextual)

• तव्या: should be given
• तव्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तव्य (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (ought to be)

• मुख्यैः: by the chief
• मुख्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्विजैः)

• शान्तैः: by the peaceful
• शान्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्विजैः)

• शुभैः: by the auspicious / virtuous
• शुभैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्विजैः)

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गर्तातीर्थोद्भवम्: originating from Gartā-tīrtha
• गर्तातीर्थोद्भवम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्ता-तीर्थ + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd, Accusative), एकवचन; समास: गर्तातीर्थात् उद्भवः (born from/connected with Gartā-tīrtha); विशेषण (qualifying विप्रम्)

• विप्रम्: a Brahmin
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd, Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having made)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• पुरःसरम्: as the leader / placed in front
• पुरःसरम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd, Accusative), एकवचन; समास: पुरः + सर (going in front); विशेषण (qualifying विप्रम्)

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas / kingly audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a tīrtha precinct, senior brāhmaṇas assemble; a Gartā-tīrtha-associated brāhmaṇa is placed in front as leader; the petitioner stands ready for purification.

Characters & Entities

• Gartā-tīrtha
• Dvijas (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is a sacred responsibility: it must be conferred by qualified, disciplined authorities connected to revered tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gartā-tīrtha is explicitly referenced as the tīrtha whose associated brāhmaṇa should lead the purification process.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śuddhi is to be formally granted by eminent dvijas, with a Gartā-tīrtha-associated brāhmaṇa serving as the presiding leader.