Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तः स तदाऽगत्य ऋषितोयातटं शुभम् । नारदो यत्र ब्रह्मर्षिस्तपस्तप्यति चैव हि

Transliteration

ityuktaḥ sa tadā'gatya ṛṣitoyātaṭaṃ śubham | nārado yatra brahmarṣistapastapyati caiva hi

Translation

Ainsi instruit, il se rendit alors sur la rive bénie de la Ṛṣitoyā, là où Nārada, le brahmarṣi, accomplit en vérité les austérités (tapas).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyā (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ऋषितोयातटम्: the bank of Ṛṣitoya
• ऋषितोयातटम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + तोय + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तटम्)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• ब्रह्मर्षिः: the brahmarṣi (sage-knower of Brahman)
• ब्रह्मर्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा-ऋषिः = ब्रह्मविद् ऋषिः)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तप्यति: practises/undergoes
• तप्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣitoyā-taṭa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba arrives at the serene Ṛṣitoyā riverbank; Nārada is seen in austerity—seated in meditation or standing with vīṇā nearby—amid a quiet āśrama grove.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Ṛṣitoyā
• Nārada
• Brahmarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas gain extraordinary sanctity through the tapas of realized sages; approaching such places accelerates purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ṛṣitoyā-taṭa in the Prabhāsa region, renowned as Nārada’s austerity site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Obediently proceed to the instructed tīrtha; the verse highlights the power of tapas at that location.