Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो वयसि संप्राप्ते पश्चिमे कालपर्ययात् । तदेवात्मीयसत्तीर्थं सेवयामास सादरम्

Transliteration

tato vayasi saṃprāpte paścime kālaparyayāt | tadevātmīyasattīrthaṃ sevayāmāsa sādaram

Translation

Kemudian, ketika usia tua tiba seiring berjalannya waktu, ia dengan penuh bhakti kembali bernaung dan berseva pada tīrtha suci itu—yang menjadi perlindungan dan harta rohaninya sendiri.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• वयसि: in (that) age
• वयसि: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: having arrived/when attained
• संप्राप्ते: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्राप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त/कृत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वयसि इति विशेषण

• पश्चिमे: in the later (stage)
• पश्चिमे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; वयसि इति विशेषण

• कालपर्ययात्: due to the change/turn of time
• कालपर्ययात्: अपादान (Cause/source/ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + पर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कालस्य पर्ययः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आत्मीयसत्तीर्थम्: his own sacred tīrtha
• आत्मीयसत्तीर्थम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मीय + सत् + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (आत्मीयं सत् तीर्थम् = one’s own holy tīrtha)

• सेवयामास: served/attended
• सेवयामास: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सादरम्: with respect/devotion
• सादरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dīrghikā (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An elderly devotee-woman, calm and resolute, returning to a familiar sacred pond/temple precinct, hands folded, carrying minimal belongings, greeted by the serene waters and shrine of Hāṭakeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Sat-tīrtha (holy ford)
• Dīrghikā (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is not only visited once; consistent tīrtha-sevā—especially in life’s later stage—is praised as a dharmic refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘sat-tīrtha’ refers back to the Dīrghikā tīrtha celebrated in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverent resorting to/serving the tīrtha (tīrtha-sevā), implying continued worship and bathing.