Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तदत्र दिवसे वासो मम भूमितले ध्रुवम् । अस्मिन्नेव वने पुण्ये तत्त्वं स्नानं समाचर

Transliteration

tadatra divase vāso mama bhūmitale dhruvam | asminneva vane puṇye tattvaṃ snānaṃ samācara

Translation

«Ainsi, en ce jour-là, ma demeure sur la terre est certaine. Dans cette forêt même, sainte et méritoire, accomplis le bain rituel selon le rite véritable.»

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; संदर्भसूचक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa (Locative adverb/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वासः: dwelling; stay
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भूमितले: on the surface of the earth
• भूमितले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (bhūmi + tala)

• ध्रुवम्: certain; fixed
• ध्रुवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (vana-viśeṣaṇa)

• तत्त्वम्: the true (proper) way; truth
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेष्य (object)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• समाचर: perform; practice
• समाचर: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Aśarīrā Vāṇī (heavenly voice; deity not named in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine voice declares: ‘On that day I dwell on earth.’ The camera-like focus shifts to the sacred forest and a nearby bathing spot, with the sage preparing for a prescribed snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara (implied)
• Sacred forest (vana)
• Kārttika (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit is maximized when pilgrimage acts are performed at the right time, in the right place, and in the right manner (tattvataḥ).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṣkara and its sacred forested environs (vana) where the rite is to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing snāna (ritual bathing) in the sacred forest/area on the specially indicated day.