Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

चमत्कारपुरं क्षेत्रं तस्मात्त्वं गच्छ सत्वरम् । तत्र तीर्थे कुरु श्राद्धं सर्पाणां मत्कृते सुत

Transliteration

camatkārapuraṃ kṣetraṃ tasmāttvaṃ gaccha satvaram | tatra tīrthe kuru śrāddhaṃ sarpāṇāṃ matkṛte suta

Translation

«Va donc sans tarder au kṣetra sacré de Cāmatkārapura. En ce tīrtha, accomplis le śrāddha dédié aux serpents (Nāga), pour moi, mon fils.»

Word by Word

• camatkāra-puram: to Camatkārapura
• camatkāra-puram: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (camatkārasya puram)

• kṣetram: (holy) region
• kṣetram: Karma (Goal-apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to camatkārapuram

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = therefore/from that

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = quickly

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = locative adverb

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• kuru: perform
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarpāṇām: of the snakes
• sarpāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• mat-kṛte: for my sake
• mat-kṛte: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अर्थे: मम कृते (for my sake)

• suta: O son
• suta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

The father (deceased king) speaking to his son in a dream

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāmatkārapura-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Son (putra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The dream-father urgently commands: ‘Go quickly to Cāmatkārapura; at its tīrtha perform śrāddha for the serpents on my behalf.’ The son receives the directive with reverent resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Cāmatkārapura
• Tīrtha
• Sarpa/Nāga
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain afflictions of the departed are relieved through kṣetra-specific rites; sacred geography and ritual duty work together in Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cāmatkārapura-kṣetra and its tīrtha are explicitly praised as the proper place for the remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha at the Cāmatkārapura tīrtha, specifically offering it ‘to the serpents’ (nāga/sarpa-focused śrāddha) on behalf of the deceased.