Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततः क्रमेण तीर्थानि भ्रममाणः स सद्द्विजः । आनर्त्तविषयं प्राप्य सत्यसेनमुपाद्रवत्

Transliteration

tataḥ krameṇa tīrthāni bhramamāṇaḥ sa saddvijaḥ | ānarttaviṣayaṃ prāpya satyasenamupādravat

Translation

Kemudian, berangsur-angsur sang resi brāhmaṇa yang mulia mengembara dari tīrtha ke tīrtha; setelah tiba di negeri Ānarta, ia mendatangi Satyasena.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• क्रमेण: gradually, in sequence
• क्रमेण: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘in order/gradually’

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भ्रममाणः: wandering
• भ्रममाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रम् (भ्रम् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• सत्: good, noble
• सत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘good/true’ (पूर्वपद as qualifier)

• द्विजः: twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आनर्त्तविषयम्: the Ānarta region
• आनर्त्तविषयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त्त (प्रातिपदिक) + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (region of Ānarta)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (आप् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having reached’

• सत्यसेनम्: Satyasena
• सत्यसेनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपाद्रवत्: approached/ran up to
• उपाद्रवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √द्रु (द्रु धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta (region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada journeys across varied sacred landscapes—rivers, ghats, shrines—finally arriving at the western land of Ānarta and approaching King Satyasena’s city.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• tīrthas
• Ānarta
• Satyasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and saintly movement connect sacred spaces with moral duty, bringing dharmic instruction to those who must act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas are referenced collectively; the verse emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā broadly rather than naming one site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it highlights tīrtha-travel as part of the narrative framework.