Shloka 48 - Adhyaya 274 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | French | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अथ काले तु संप्राप्ते चिन्तयित्वा प्रभातिकम् । प्रभातसमये प्राप्ते स शैवः प्रस्थितस्तदा । दुःशीलेन समायुक्तः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः

Transliteration

atha kāle tu saṃprāpte cintayitvā prabhātikam | prabhātasamaye prāpte sa śaivaḥ prasthitastadā | duḥśīlena samāyuktaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ

Translation

Quand l’heure fixée fut venue, après avoir accompli les préparatifs du matin, à l’aube ce dévot śaiva se mit en route—accompagné de Duḥśīla—les poils dressés d’allégresse.

Word by Word

अथthen

कालेat the time

तुindeed

संप्राप्तेwhen (it) had arrived

चिन्तयित्वाhaving thought

प्रभातिकम्the morning matter/plan

प्रभातसमयेat morning time

प्राप्तेwhen (it) had come

सःhe

शैवःthe Śaiva (devotee of Śiva)

प्रस्थितःdeparted, set out

तदाthen

दुःशीलेनwith a wicked-natured (person)

समायुक्तःjoined/associated

संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहःwhose body-hairs were thrilled (with joy)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation; explicit only at shloka 46 but maintained here by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the appointed time, after morning preparations, at daybreak a Śaiva devotee sets out, thrilled with goosebumps; beside him is Duḥśīla, a companion marked by bad conduct—creating contrast between inner devotion and risky association.

Characters & Entities

Duḥśīla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and sacred duty are framed as disciplines begun at dawn, with inner fervor directed toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named yet; the narrative is moving toward a famed sacred river (Murala) described next.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit ‘prabhātika’ conduct—morning observances before travel—without specifying a particular rite.