Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तत्र कृत्वावसत्तपः । प्राप्तश्च परमां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां त्रिदशैरपि

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | sa tatheti pratijñāya tatra kṛtvāvasattapaḥ | prāptaśca paramāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ tridaśairapi

Translation

Sūta dit : 'Il acquiesça en disant "Qu'il en soit ainsi", et, s'étant installé là, il pratiqua des austérités. Il atteignit l'accomplissement spirituel suprême, difficile à obtenir même pour les dieux.'

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund) with रूप 'प्रतिज्ञाय'; अव्ययभाव

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

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• अवसत्: dwelt/stayed
• अवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्तः: attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (Past participle/क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

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

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुर्लभाम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Karana/Comparison (करण/तुलना-सूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रयः दश = thirty; 'gods'); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Emphasis (अवधारण/अपि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: the person promises compliance, settles in the kṣetra, performs austerities, and attains supreme siddhi beyond even the gods’ reach.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Tridaśa (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity performed with resolve at a sanctified place yields extraordinary spiritual fruition, surpassing even celestial attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘there’ refers to the kṣetra being narrated in Adhyāya 37; subsequent verses connect it with a famed shrine and liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence at the holy place and performance of tapas (austerities).