Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं विश्वामित्रीयमुत्तमम् । चतुर्थं च पुण्यतीर्थं स्त्रीणां चैव शुभावहम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ viśvāmitrīyamuttamam | caturthaṃ ca puṇyatīrthaṃ strīṇāṃ caiva śubhāvaham

Translation

Sūta dit : «Tout cela vous a été exposé : l’excellent Viśvāmitrīya (Māhātmya). C’est le quatrième tīrtha méritoire, et il est aussi particulièrement de bon augure pour les femmes.»

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वः: to you (all)
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural) — enclitic; 'of you/to you' (contextually dative)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) एतत् इति विशेष्यस्य

• आख्यातम्: has been narrated/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'has been narrated'

• विश्वामित्रीयम्: (the account) relating to Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ईय (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तद्धितान्त विशेषण: 'pertaining to Viśvāmitra'

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• चतुर्थम्: the fourth
• चतुर्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुण्यतीर्थम्: the holy tīrtha
• पुण्यतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे 'holy ford/pilgrimage-place'

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women/for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शुभावहम्: bringing auspiciousness
• शुभावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थे 'bringing auspiciousness'

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitrīya (the ‘fourth’ puṇya-tīrtha in the described sequence)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages led by Śaunaka (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta addresses assembled sages, concluding the Viśvāmitrīya Māhātmya; a symbolic map-like depiction of four tīrthas, with the fourth highlighted as auspicious for women.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Viśvāmitra
• Viśvāmitrīya Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are ranked and praised for specific blessings; this one is singled out as especially auspicious, including for women.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśvāmitrīya tīrtha (a sacred site connected with Viśvāmitra) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this summary verse; it concludes and praises the tīrtha’s auspicious efficacy.